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2011 Stories by Liz Ohanesian

• Vivienne Westwood Opens Shop on Melrose Ave.

  published Feb 15, 2011

  Friday afternoon, Vivienne Westwood opened shop on Melrose Ave. The store launched softly, but we imagine things won't stay quiet for long. Even those who don't follow fashion diligently will recogniz... More >>

• The Fabulous Life of Lisa Nguyen: Friends Pay Tribute to a Young Artist

  published Feb 14, 2011

  What can you learn about a person from a picturer We asked this question at The Fabulous Life of Lisa Nguyen, a tribute art show that took place at California State Long Beach's Werby Gallery on Sunda... More >>

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  Artists Jessicka Addams, Roman Dirge and More Talk Nostalgic Cartoons at Meltdown's Gag Me with a Toon 3

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Read more from Gag Me with a Toon 3 in "Metalocalypse Director Jon Schnepp Celebrates the End of the Comics Code Authority at Meltdown Comics." "Saturday morning cartoons and afterschool cartoons wer... More >>

• Metalocalypse Director Jon Schnepp Celebrates the End of the Comics Code Authority at Meltdown Comics

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Find more from Gag Me with a Toon 3 in "Artists Jessicka Addams, Roman Dirge and More Talk Nostalgic Cartoons at Meltdown's Gag Me with a Toon 3." "I was incredibly happy to hear two weeks ago that t... More >>

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  Chris Elliott on His New Show Eagleheart and the Cult Classic Get a Life

  published Feb 03, 2011

  In Eagleheart, which premieres tonight on Adult Swim, Chris Elliott plays Chris Monsanto, a U.S. Marshal whose combination of ineptitude and confidence leads to more disasters than you thought could f... More >>

• Venus D-Lite on RuPaul's Drag Race, Madonna Impersonations and L.A. Nightclubs

  published Feb 01, 2011

  Every reality show has one intriguing person who is eliminated so early that viewers are left wanting to know more. For season three of RuPaul's Drag Race, that person is Venus D-Lite. Venus D-Lite i... More >>

• Taliesin Jaffe Talks Working in Anime and Tales of the Extraordinary

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Every Monday night this month, in the back room of Meltdown Comics, the team behind radio drama-styled podcast Tales of the Extraordinary has been recording it's latest chapter. Created by actor/write... More >>

• Dj Bei Ru Mines the Neglected Grooves of his Heritage for Beats Gold

  published January 27, 2011

  Little Armenia is more than a neighborhood on the eastern side of Hollywood. And it's more than the title of hip-hop producer... More >>

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  Zoetica Ebb on Her Spoken Word Debut, Personal Style and a New Book Project

  published Jan 25, 2011

  From writing and illustration to photography and styling, Zoetica Ebb is an artist whose talent has manifested in many forms. This Wednesday, the co-founder of counterculture magazine Coilhouse and wo... More >>

• Behind the Scenes with Cirque Berzerk at Club Nokia

  published Jan 12, 2011

  Anticipation was high as we headed down to Club Nokia to meet with members of Cirque Berzerk, the dark and wonderfully twisted circus troupe that won praise and scores of new fans in 2009 when they pe... More >>

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  Eight Reasons We Love Anime Los Angeles

  published Jan 11, 2011

  See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Anime Los Angeles 2011." Over the past few years, Anime Los Angeles has become a special convention for us. It was the first convention one of us attend... More >>

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  Anime Babes from Sailor Moon to Rei Ayanami: This Isn't Cosplay, This Is Burlesque

  published Jan 10, 2011

  See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Devil's Playground Presents Anime Babes." Over the course of the past two years, we've seen the burlesque performers from Devil's Playground channel fan... More >>

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  Is Fantastic Planet Just a Cool Movie or Is It Also a Commentary on Animal Rightsr

  published Jan 07, 2011

  If you've ever seen Fantastic Planet, the early 1970s French-Czech animated sci-fi film, then you know that the movie is a trip. There's Alain Goraguer funky jazz score, the vinyl copy of which went o... More >>

• Are You Going to Anime LAr Here Are the Panels Where You Can Catch Us

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Are you going to Anime L.A. this weekend at the Los Angeles Airport Marriottr If so, you can catch your LA Weekly convention team, that's Shannon Cottrell and I, on two panels Friday afternoon. At 1 ... More >>

• Readers Respond to Mick Karn's Death, Plus the Bassist's Cover of David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes"

  published Jan 05, 2011

  Mick Karn may not have been famous, at least not in the celebrity gossip column sense of the word, but he was well-known and, more importantly, well-respected. Since the 1970s, the bassist, who sadly... More >>

• Mick Karn, Bassist for Synth Heroes Japan and Peter Murphy's Dalis Car, Dead at 52

  published Jan 04, 2011

  [Updated with reaction to Karn's passing. First posted at 12:27 p.m.] Mick Karn, best known as the bassist for influential synth pop outfit Japan died on January 4 at the age of 52. The following is ... More >>