Sorry.  I thought I was over and done with gymnastics; I thought that stage of my life was through.  Well…I am, but I still love watching it!

Both the Chinese men’s and women’s teams totally owned prelims.  No competition at all.  Just watch the vids - they will blow your mind.

I recommend “Chinese women’s routines in prelims” and if you scroll down about 2/3’s of the way “Top routines from men’s gymnastics.” Finals not necessary, though I’m looking forward to those, too.

While I’d still like to hear new material from “The Avalanches,” I’m just as easily contented/excited by ex-members James de la Cruz’s DJ mixes and Dexter’s audacious new GRRILLA STEP project. I never thought anything good would ever come from the clown dancing Krump scene, but take a look at these vids:

It just looks like so much fun. There’s more on MySpace.

Wait for the ending (it makes up for the beginning). Out May 19th.

I wish I’d grown up in NYC.

Photo-only fashion websites never really do Christian Lacroix’s shows justice because they only post one photo per outfit, which is incredibly misleading. Most of his pieces are multi-layered and the real beauty is revealed in the peeling of the outer clothing. This season the Czech-goth inspired coif, flat hat and wintry spells of satin and lace define the theme for the collection, shadowing his usually blinding color palette with black on black.

Wow. You might want to mute this video.

Her prints are - OOMPH - tasty. And surprisingly her dresses are affordable.

His clothing has the fun/craziness factor but errs on the DIY side. The photoshoot for this collection is genius, though. And here is a video interview (subtitles, but no sound?) and a more informative text interview.

Ever since his Scarfun heels, I’ve been a fan. Not sure about the plastic bits at the end, but it’s all about the gardening hats and gloves. The poncho/jackets that appear to hang on the front add a pinch of silliness and the prints are ace as well.

Photos | Buy (…if you live in Brazil >_< )