Email Author Liz Ohanesian

2010 Stories by Liz Ohanesian

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  Street Art, Travel Posters and Burlesque: Our Favorite Star Wars Finds of 2010

  published Dec 31, 2010

  See more photos in "Year in Star Wars 2010." If the fact that we have a Style Council category devoted specifically to Star Wars weren't already an indication, we have a confession to make. A few of ... More >>

• Gabriel & Dresden: Giant New Year's Eve

  published December 30, 2010

  For the bulk of the '00s, DJs/producers Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden turned out one dreamy club hit after the next. Tracks like "Tracking... More >>

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  Best of the Cons 2010

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Check out more photos from this year's conventions in "50 Awesome Cosplays of 2010." From internationally known events like San Diego Comic-Con and Anime Expo to smaller, single-franchise conventions... More >>

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  Diamond Gal Circle Brings Cute and Sexy Japanese Street Fashion to Los Angeles

  published Dec 23, 2010

  See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Gal Crazy at Holiday Hot Mess." Tuesday night, the gals took over Royal/T, the Culver City maid cafe/art gallery, for Holiday Hot Mess. Hosted by Diamon... More >>

• Christmas for Kids on Skid Row (Video)

  published Dec 22, 2010

  In this week's print edition of L.A. Weekly, Sam Slovick visits the L.A. City Parks and Recreation Department's recent holiday event at Gladys Park and asks some of the children what they want for Chr... More >>

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  Tiki Lovers Draw Inspiration from Gilligan's Island at The Tonga Hut

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Gilligan's Island only ran for three seasons, but the show about castaways on a (usually) deserted island where they could make anything except for a boat to leave said island is a hallmark of U.S. po... More >>

• J-Rock Legends Luna Sea Bring "Reboot" Tour to L.A., Is a New Album in the Worksr

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Check out more photos in Christopher Victorio's gallery "Luna Sea @ The Palladium." Saturday night, Luna Sea played The Palladium as part of its "World Tour Reboot." For the Japanese rock band, this... More >>

• Thrilling Adventure Hour Interviews: Samm Levine, Marc Evan Jackson, Paul F. Tompkins

  published Dec 04, 2010

  Saturday and Sunday, Thrilling Adventure Hour, the monthly radio-meets-stage show at Largo, presents two nights of guest star-packed, more-than-an-hour performances. Yesterday, we chatted with co-crea... More >>

• Thrilling Adventure Hour Interviews: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker

  published Dec 03, 2010

  For more than five years, Thrilling Adventure Hour has been bringing L.A. a dose of "old-time radio." Well, sort of. Created by writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, Thrilling Adventure Hour is actually... More >>

• Genndy Tartakovsky Talks Sym-Bionic Titan

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Have you been watching Sym-Bionic Titanr The Cartoon Network show, which ends its first season Friday night, follows the adventures Lance, Ilana and Octus-- a soldier, princess and robot, respectively... More >>

• Tim and Eric Celebrate Chrimbus on the Road and on TV

  published Nov 29, 2010

  "Here are the keys to good comedy: catchy song, ridiculous idea done in a unique style," said Eric Wareheim, one half of the comedy duo Tim and Eric. He said this in reference to "Petite Feet," a part... More >>

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  What's Your Favorite Sanrio Character (That Isn't Hello Kitty)r

  published Nov 26, 2010

  For more from Small Gift, check out "Kitty in Pink: Sanrio's '80s Prom," "Sanrio Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary with 'Small Gift'" and "Sanrio Meets Fight Club in Peekaboo Monster's Installation for ... More >>

• Nine Reasons The Venture Bros. Season Four Finale Blew Our Minds

  published Nov 24, 2010

  We were Venture Bros. fans long before last weekend (and have the toys to prove it), but if there was anything that reaffirmed our belief that The Venture Bros. is the animated series that everyone sh... More >>

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  Bwana Spoons Takes on Kenner's Star Wars Toys in Spoonful of Star Wars

  published Nov 23, 2010

  See more photos in "DesignerCon @ Pasadena Convention Center." The first thing we noticed when we walked around the Pasadena Convention Center for DesignerCon this year is that there was a lot of Sta... More >>

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  Free Humanity's Thought-Provoking Star Wars Street Art at DesignerCon

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Booth 105 at DesignerCon was a little different from most of the vending stations at last Saturday's toy and art convention when we passed it. There was no one standing behind the table to answer ques... More >>

• Baby the Stars Shine Bright and Alice and the Pirates Announce New Anime Collaboration at Pacific Media Expo

  published Nov 18, 2010

  Check out more of our PMX coverage in "Pacific Media Expo 2010" and "Innocent World Makes U.S. Convention Debut at Pacific Media Expo." By: Liz Ohanesian and Shannon Cottrell One of the first thin... More >>

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  Innocent World Makes U.S. Convention Debut at Pacific Media Expo

  published Nov 16, 2010

  See more photos in "Pacific Media Expo 2010." Fans of Lolita fashion had a treat in store last weekend when Innocent World made it's first U.S. appearance at Pacific Media Expo Designer Yumi Fujiwar... More >>

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  Sanrio Meets Fight Club in Peekaboo Monster's Installation for Small Gift

  published Nov 12, 2010

  See more photos in "Sanrio Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary with 'Small Gift.'" L.A.-based artist Peekaboo Monster has neighbors who make soap. He wanted to include soap in his work for Small Gift, Sa... More >>

• The Magic Castle Celebrates Halloween with Mr. Dead's Underground

  published Oct 28, 2010

  View more photos in Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss' slideshow, "'Mr. Dead's Underground' Takes Over The Magic Castle." Tuesday night, we went to check out Mr. Dead's Underground, the Halloween event presen... More >>

• Trashcan Sinatras: John Douglas Talks House Gigs, Requests and Tours

  published Oct 27, 2010

  It's a familiar situation for those of us who go to see live bands frequently. We get so caught up in the haze of a really good show that the details become blurry. Time passes and we forget songs an... More >>

• Live Review: Boom Boom Satellites at The Troubadour

  published Oct 27, 2010

  Boom Boom Satellites emerged in the 1990s, but you wouldn't know that from watching the audience Monday night at The Troubadour. This was a largely young crowd, with many people who were clearly not ... More >>

• Recoil Live at El Rey Theatre: Alan Wilder on Touring for the First Time Since Leaving Depeche Mode

  published Oct 25, 2010

  Friday night, Alan Wilder brought his long-running electronic music project Recoil to the El Rey. For fans of the former Depeche Mode member's work, it was a momentous occasion. This was Wilder's fir... More >>

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  Seven Reasons Why Bruce Campbell Is the Ultimate Convention Guest

  published Oct 18, 2010

  See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's slideshow "Weekend of Horrors with Bruce Campbell." There was a lot going on Saturday afternoon inside the Burbank Airport Marriott for this year's Weekend of Ho... More >>

• H.P. Lovecraft Is the Theme for Gallery Nucleus' Latest Group Show

  published Oct 16, 2010

  "At the Mountains of Madness: A Tribute to the Writings of H.P. Lovecraft" opens tonight at Gallery Nucleus, the gallery that hosted Japanese street fashion-heavy "Sweet Streets 2" last month. Tonight... More >>

• The Cinefamily's Second Pajama Party Mixes The Craft and Makeovers

  published Oct 15, 2010

  If we were to make a list of the ultimate '90s goth movies, The Craft would be near the top of it. After all, what Fairuza Balk's character, Nancy Downs, did to her uniform was downright inspiring for... More >>