Email Author Libby Molyneaux

Awards

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published October 26, 2007

  "A Scary Home Companion"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "What Would Jesus Do This Week?"

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2009 Stories by Libby Molyneaux

• I FOUND SOME TATTERED NOTES ON THE STREET AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS MULTIBOOK DEAL

  published June 18, 2009

  Davy Rothbart has found his niche in the world by getting people to bend over. No, it's not what you're thinking. He has built a small empire by... More >>

• DAD TO THE BONE

  published June 18, 2009

  It's Father's Day. One thing Dad definitely does not want to do, but thanks for asking, is go to the Paley Center for Media to watch old episodes... More >>

• The Lunatic Is In My Head! It Really Is!

  published June 18, 2009

  Been a long time since you rock & rolled? Been a long time since you did the stroll? Waiting for someone or something to show you the way? Tired... More >>

• Dom Irrera! Dom Irrera! Hallelujah!

  published June 18, 2009

  Dom Irrera may be the comedy link between Rodney Dangerfield and today's alt-y malcontents. Discuss. L.A. WEEKLY: Who do people say... More >>

• Live From East Hollywood!

  published June 18, 2009

  We know how political you are. We know how you relish intelligent discourse conveyed in a humorous manner. We also know how broke you are. You... More >>

• THE FRESHEST SEAFOOD IN TOWN

  published June 18, 2009

  Underwhelmed by the so-called 3D effects of megabucks flicks like Up and Race to Witch Mountain? Try arguing with a second-grader... More >>

• MORE PROOF THAT MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE CAN LEAD TO A FULFILLING CAREER

  published June 11, 2009

  Like most things in L.A. that are really good, Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words — readings from celebrity autobiographies... More >>

• THE DOCTOR IS IN WITH THE IN CROWD

  published June 11, 2009

  What television character said, "Nobel invented dynamite. I won't accept his blood money"? If you answered "Gregory House," you already have your... More >>

• BONGS, SCHLONGS AND OTHER PHALLIC THINGS

  published June 11, 2009

  Doobies or boobies? This weekend, you don't have to choose. Under one roof, you can hit (pot humor!) both Erotica L.A. and the THC Expo. At the... More >>

• ORDEAL OR MOVIE DEAL

  published June 4, 2009

  Every kid wants to have "Fun Dad." Norman Ollestad had "Extreme Fun Dad." From the age of 3, little Norman was surfing, skiing on the competitive... More >>

• THE NANCI GRIFFITH SHOW

  published June 4, 2009

  If you caught the always-lovely Nanci Griffith at the Acoustic Music Festival on the Santa Monica Pier yesterday, you won't want to miss this... More >>

• LOCALS ONLY

  published June 4, 2009

  It's a great weekend for festivals. Here's one that's as L.A. as they come — the Lummis Day Festival, a celebration of locally made dance,... More >>

• DON"T EVER CHANGE, MR. COLLINS

  published June 4, 2009

  A critic once described Bobby Collins as "the perfect fusion between Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis." Someone get this man his own sitcom —... More >>

• LET'S BE FRANK

  published May 28, 2009

  Frank Gehry once said, "Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to... More >>

• BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE SOCIAL/RACIAL STEREOTYPE

  published May 28, 2009

  Why do we need a spoof of beauty pageants when the real thing provides so much unintentional humor, not to mention some real ugliness? Because... More >>

• VINCENTE WITH A 'V"

  published May 28, 2009

  It's hard to believe that there's never been a full-length biography of director Vincente Minnelli. The man gave us An American in Paris, Gigi,... More >>

• Maria Bamford -- Do Not Give This Woman Another Pug!

  published May 28, 2009

  MARIA BAMFORD The cover of Maria Bamford's new CD/DVD shows the comic with her two pugs, both wearing blonde wigs. How can you now love her?... More >>

• Why is This Moron Popular? Discuss.

  published May 28, 2009

  Do you find this funny: Passerby: Y'all flyin' a kite? Engvall: Nope, fishin' for birds! Here's your sign. Dude's made a whole career of this... More >>

• GENTLEMEN, SET YOUR ALARMS!

  published May 21, 2009

  Whoever decided that the L.A. Marathon XXIV should be moved to late May instead of February is in for a world of hate if this turns out to be a... More >>

• IRONY CAN MAKE FOR A FULFILLING CAREER

  published May 21, 2009

  For my money, the best part of Flight of the Conchords (the HBO show not the band) is Kristen Schaal as Mel, the creepy-cute number-one fan... More >>

• HIPPIES ON PARADE!

  published May 21, 2009

  No one will laugh at you for twirling barefoot on the grass in your peasant skirt at Topanga Days . There's top-notch music over three days --... More >>

• Getting to Know Me

  published May 21, 2009

  Some of us are still recovering from the startling human innards of the Body Worlds exhibits. Now the California Science Museum brings us a look... More >>

• That Girl Gets Raunchy!

  published May 21, 2009

  Molly Prather recently brought us her one-woman show That Girl, not to be confused with the Marlo Thomas series of the late '60s (she's... More >>

• PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT FOR MY BIRTHDAY

  published May 21, 2009

  Steven Patrick Morrissey turns 50 today. It's hard to believe it was half a century ago when Elizabeth Dwyer Morrissey held her newborn son in her... More >>

• GO LA: Let's Play Fuck, Marry, Kill With Morrissey, Molly Prather and Christoph Eschenbach

  published May 21, 2009

  FRIDAY, MAY 22 Music PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT FOR MY... More >>