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2012 Stories by L.A. Weekly readers

• Comments: Porn Enemy No. 1

  published June 21, 2012

  Dennis Romero's profile last week of a porn star–turned-activist had readers talking — with zero consensus ("Shelley Lubben, Porn... More >>

• Comments: Aliens Among Us

  published June 14, 2012

  Crossing the Line? Many Internet trolls — oops, we mean readers — thought our series about American freedoms under fire did just... More >>

• Comments: Bully Pulpits

  published June 7, 2012

  Last week's cover story examined the way schools are increasingly handling the bullying of gay kids as a civil rights issue ("The Gay Selma,"... More >>

• Comments: Race to the Finish

  published May 31, 2012

  Last week's paper was a hotbed of controversy — everyone was pissed off about something! For starters, readers had lots to say... More >>

• Comment: People Like Us

  published May 24, 2012

  Last week was our annual People issue! And so, last week, we heard from a bunch of fanboys and -girls who were thrilled with the... More >>

• Comment: Murder Most Foul

  published May 17, 2012

  Last week's feature, "Murder on Montana Avenue" by Tessa Stuart, explored the death of LAUSD art teacher Sasha Merman. Among other facts... More >>

• Comment: Darling Dita

  published May 10, 2012

  Who can resist a siren in a red dress? Not many of you, apparently: Last week's Dita Von Teese cover flew off the newsstands ("The Most Famous... More >>

• Car Talk

  published May 3, 2012

  In last week's First Person column, contributing writer David Futch explained what he has learned driving an ancient Toyota Corolla in this... More >>

• A Cancer on the Office

  published April 26, 2012

  As Gene Maddaus reported in last week's cover story, something clearly is rotten at the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office ("Let's Make a... More >>

• We Lost It at the Movies

  published April 19, 2012

  Last week's cover story, "The Death of Film," by Gendy Alimurung, triggered a flood of correspondence — with movie lovers of all stripes... More >>

• Merrily We Cycle Along

  published April 12, 2012

  Bicyclists and urban boosters alike thrilled to last week's cover story, "Viva CicLAvia!" Writes DrDaleDC, "Kudos to Hillel Aron for a... More >>

• Gay Old Times

  published April 5, 2012

  The story that had everyone talking last week was Paul Teetor's exploration of the claims made by Scotty Bowers ("The Awful Truth," March 30).... More >>

• Life After Death

  published March 29, 2012

  Who killed Biggie Smalls? As Chris Vogel reported in our March 23 cover story, "Justice for Biggie," Smalls' mother, Voletta Wallace, has... More >>

• The Fan Who Would Be King

  published March 22, 2012

  Gene Maddaus' investigation into Josh Macciello — the would-be billionaire who convinced everyone from ESPN on down that he had a... More >>

• Andrew Breitbart, R.I. ... P?

  published March 15, 2012

  Last week, Simone Wilson's news piece about the death of conservative provocateur Andrew Breitbart — and the unlikely fact that the... More >>

• Know When to Fold 'Em

  published March 8, 2012

  Last week's feature, which exposed the fallout from the federal government's shutdown of the online poker industry ("They Were Kings for a... More >>

• The Truth About Trutanich

  published March 1, 2012

  Gene Maddaus' cover story about City Attorney — and would-be district attorney — Carmen Trutanich has L.A. buzzing ("Carmen the... More >>

• Pot Wars

  published February 23, 2012

  Last week's cover story, "L.A.'s Pot Prohibition Playbook," by Hillel Aron, was our journalistic attempt to explain the inexplicable —... More >>

• Safety in Rubbers

  published February 16, 2012

  For those who missed it, last week was our annual Sex Issue. Although, seeing as our cover featured a hot blonde in red latex, we're not sure... More >>

• Dino M. Zaffina Is Not Angry

  published February 9, 2012

  We heard recently from Dino M. Zaffina, the darts enthusiast at the center of last week's cover story ("Dastardly Deeds Against the Darts... More >>

• The Sorry Ms. Jackson

  published February 2, 2012

  If you missed the angry shrieks coming from South Florida last week, let us be the first to inform you: Comedian-turned-pundit Victoria Jackson... More >>

• We Open in Venice

  published January 26, 2012

  No more jewelry and trinkets for sale on the east side of the Venice Boardwalk? As Hillel Aron reported last week, the Los Angeles City Council... More >>

• Chasing Humbert Humbert

  published January 19, 2012

  It would not be accurate to say you readers enjoyed our Jan. 13 feature story about how the bust of two local pedophiles led to the... More >>

• If Everybody Had an Ocean

  published January 12, 2012

  Readers thrilled to Tibby Rothman's cover story about 29-year-old surfer Bobby Martinez, who refused to shut up about what he believed to be... More >>

• The End of the World As We Know It

  published January 5, 2012

  Welcome to 2012. If the Mayans had any idea what they were talking about, we all have approximately 11.5 months left on this Earth. Happy new... More >>