Marla Donato

You could say West German jeweler Gerd Rothmann is all thumbs, or palms or even ears. Rothmann`s pewter, silver and gold imprints of flesh, or fragments of the human anatomy,...

Most people think of reindeers clattering across rooftops, not tromping on graves. But then again, what do you expect from the people at Cedar Park Cemetery, 12540 S. Halsted St.,...

''At first I hesitated because of the whole nudity thing,'' says Ron Laxamana, one of four brother-and-sister duos photographed in the buff by Jason Penney. ''But it turned out okay....

Chicago designer Dahlia had had ''enough with the rags.'' ''I had just had it with those ripped, raggedy jeans we were all wearing this summer,'' says the Jamaican-born designer, who...

In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, officials noted that the Dalai Lama of Tibet ''consistently has opposed the use of violence'' in his crusade to regain his people`s rights and...

It was probably the first and last time Dan Hampton would be tackled by a woman in a wheelchair. But the big Bear defensive end hit the concrete during the...

Don`t despair, you trendsters out there. If you missed the Chicago premiere of New York vogue master David Ian at a recent Children`s Memorial Hospital benefit, you get a second...

Welcome to the Flamingo Club-the summer home away from home for commodities trader Joe Hartman and model Shauna Michels. The Flamingo Club comes fully stocked-flamingo glasses, flamingo floats, flamingo stirrers,...

You could say that performance artist Joel Klaff has come full circle. When Klaff staged one of his first mock fashion show/media events in an offbeat art gallery, complete with...

State Rep. Margaret Parcells (R., Northfield) has introduced a bill that would outlaw eye irritancy/Draize tests in the cosmetics and household products industries-and that may smoke out a major misconception...