Elton John being interviewed while in a queen costume for his Super Bowl ad for Pepsi, and Mickey Mouse in “Brave Little Tailor” as he addresses the king.

Nice floor on the left.

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I told you about it last week… and here they come. Even more plastic than the real-life Kardashians… their Barbies are forthcoming from Mattel.

Hide yo kids.

This compelling pic of a 99 Cent Only store at night, with garbage, by Austin Shear, who has an eye for the extraordinarily ordinary.

Check out Austin’s tumblr.

A little local nostalgia to close out the year.

All the gay colors… big 12.5″ too.

Bugs sings it.

Have fun tonight, dance on the ceiling.

Kim Kardashian is tweeting some, er, titillating news regarding a possible Barbie in her likeness. This makes perfect sense, since every red-blooded parent wants her daughter to emulate a failed porn star.

Kim tweeted at the Ken doll (yes, I really wrote that, and yes, Ken is on the Twitter, and yes, I said “the Twitter” ironically), “Merry Christmas Barbs @Barbie Style! Long time no see! What did Ken get you for Christmas? Miss you doll!” Then, “Barbie” responded, “Happy Doll-idays to you too @KimKardashian! See you in 2012?”

Well-hung rap star, lummox basketballer and vapid sisters all sold separately. Mercifully, there’s no indication that the doll will speak.

In other Barbie news, Donna Douglas (below, left), whose life has been consigned to being Elly Mae Clampett of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” has just won a settlement against Mattel for using her likeness without permission.

Amy asked me, “Does the Kim doll come with Botox?” I don’t know where she learns these things.

The Whole Foods market in L.A.’s glamorous Fairfax district is ready to serve their Jewish customers for Hanukkah. Sorta.

Fail.

(For my non-Jewish readers, one doesn’t eat matzo on Hanukkah… that’s for Passover… which is around Eastertime.)

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Santa takes a Coke break in his fabulous Mid-Century Modern country home, with his pet deer, Shlomo.

Does Santa’s hand look a little, you know, arty?

This may confirm…

And she’s reading Camille Paglia.

Bikes.

A place I’d sure like to go… Mike Lyman’s Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles…. just look at that place! Wow!

Today… it’s the City National Bank Building.

Save your money.