A friend of mine recently expressed interest in finally taking the plunge and rebelling in the utmost conformist way. Yes, she wants to get her first tattoo. Cool. Go for it. They’re awesome. Well, most of them. We were discussing what she was going to get, when the time comes. You’ve got to have an idea or design when you go in, or you end up with gawker’s cramp in your neck looking at all......

Be careful who you root for. L.A. County Federation of Labor's leader Maria Elena Durazo is taking some heat for her recent endorsement of Barack Obama, and her subsequent decision to take a leave from her post to work on his campaign. Speaking of labor...today was the launch of the Los Angeles County Business Federation, a coalition of local businesses hoping to emulate--and perhaps defend against--the organizational power of unions. The group "so far......