Email Author Heidi Dvorak

2010 Stories by Heidi Dvorak

• HOW DO YOU CHOREOGRAPH A 100-YEAR-LONG NAP?

  published July 8, 2010

  Before spinning wheels got a bad name, there was the original story of Sleeping Beauty, where Princess Aurora pricked her finger on a... More >>

• MURDER, THEY WROTE

  published July 8, 2010

  If you like true crime stories with a local twist, look no further than Christine Pelisek's L.A. Weekly murder coverage. If you crave... More >>

• BUDDY CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?

  published July 8, 2010

  Ryan Murphy doesn't sit around watching paint dry. Twenty-odd years ago, as a fresh-faced intern at the venerable L.A. Style magazine,... More >>

• CIRQUE DU CIENEGA

  published June 24, 2010

  Who would go to a show that you don't understand the name of? Yet people pay scads of money every day for Cirque du Soleil's extravaganzas with... More >>

• SPIN & TONIC

  published June 3, 2010

  It's no wonder that everyone tires of exercising. Most days, you can spot any number of Gatorade-drooling automatons mindlessly moving muscles... More >>

• WAR? LET'S DRINK TO THAT!

  published May 27, 2010

  If you're one of those peaceniks who believes that honoring those who have died during military service somehow "endorses" war, this Memorial Day... More >>

• Tom Leykis and Adam Leemon: A Perfect Pairing

  published May 20, 2010

  Tom Leykis isn't "blowing up" call-in listeners anymore. For the pathetically uninformed who are still scanning the airwaves... More >>

• Mike Nyeholt: Aqua He-man

  published May 20, 2010

  At 24, All-American swimmer Mike Nyeholt was enjoying the benefits of his chosen sport: It had earned him a USC scholarship,... More >>

• Michael Riboli: Where the Nose Is

  published May 20, 2010

  Imagine: You need a jug of your favorite red, so you get in line behind the neighborhood locals at a lone railroad boxcar just... More >>

• Tanya Tull: First, a Home

  published May 20, 2010

  Quick: If you had to help homeless families, how would you start? Homeless activist Tanya Tull says people typically answer,... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Our Favorite Happy Hours

  published April 29, 2010

  View more photos in Lina Lecaro's photo gallery, "L.A.'s Best... More >>

• Who Needs the L.A. Times Festival of Books?

  published April 22, 2010

  If you're an unpublished author, you do. While plenty of celebrities — some of whom have probably never put pen to paper — will be... More >>

• MUSIC AND PASSION

  published April 15, 2010

  My son learned to talk by listening to Barry Manilow. Born with multiple defects, Geo spoke his first words after watching Manilow's 1985 film,... More >>

• BUT CAN HE SAW A WOMAN IN HALF TO THE TUNE OF "SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER"?

  published April 8, 2010

  Uh-oh. The Magic Castle's gone Broadway. But fear not, Ricky Jay wannabes. The Parlour of Prestidigitation is prescient, the W.C. Fields bar is... More >>

• SENIOR MOMENTS

  published April 8, 2010

  Caution: If you cull your wisdom from the Jonas Brothers, or look to Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus to show you the way, then this evening is not... More >>

• SOMETHING RANDY NEWMAN CAN SING ABOUT

  published April 8, 2010

  While you're proudly boasting about your heritage as a Filipino, Mexican, Dane, Somalian, Israelite, Alaskan or whatever, how about giving your... More >>

• DID JEW KNOW IT’S A SMALL WORLD, AFTER ALL?

  published March 25, 2010

  As comedian Gilda Radner would say, “If it’s not one thing, it’s another.” If you’re not stuffing your face with Rite-Aid... More >>

• FREAK OF THE WEEK

  published March 25, 2010

  It’s been widely reported that anabolic steroids improve sports performance, although improper use can result in a thick neck, widened jaw... More >>

• IF YOU SAW ALICE IN WONDERLAND, YOU CAN RELATE

  published March 18, 2010

  Are you tired of throwing down $11 to see a movie that was recommended by a film critic, only to find that your hard-earned dough just went down... More >>

• PROJECT FUNWAY

  published March 18, 2010

  Before you start conjuring images of seamstresses wielding needles and pins, it turns out that SewDown isn't a showdown but rather L.A. Fashion... More >>

• INCREDIBLE EDIBLES

  published February 26, 2010

  No, we're not talking about marijuana, airhead, we're talking about food. You know, the nutrient-dense stuff that builds better bodies so you can... More >>

• AGATHA CHRISTIE, EAT YOUR HEART OUT

  published February 26, 2010

  Plotting a murder in L.A? You’ve worked out most of the kinks: Cardinal Mahoney; impaled; atop the Walt Disney Concert Hall; Gary Coleman... More >>

• THE MOST PC OSCAR PARTY WE COULD FIND

  published February 26, 2010

  Instead of staying home and watching the Academy Awards on the boob tube, you walk down Cinespace’s red carpet with other celebs and attend... More >>

• IS JUNIOR FLIPPING ME OFF, OR DOES THAT HAND GESTURE MEAN "PEACE"?

  published February 18, 2010

  It's always a trial to get the little ones interested in fine art. Oh, you can try to convince the world that your precocious little pisher is the... More >>

• WARNING: CONTENTS MAY BE HOT

  published February 18, 2010

  Picture Brazil's four-day Carnaval celebration: thousands of costumed and near-bare revelers, nonstop frenetic dancing, outlandish parades,... More >>