Email Author Siran Babayan

2013 Stories by Siran Babayan

• Like, Totally!

  published May 9, 2013

  Valley Girl, the Romeo and Juliet of the '80s, was released 30 bitchin' years ago last month. Both the 1983 movie and the 1982 song... More >>

• Escape from the D-List

  published May 2, 2013

  Kathy Griffin's gays gasped last month when they found out that Bravo had canceled her late-night talk show, Kathy -- the T.M.I. funny lady... More >>

• Hilarity Ensued

  published May 2, 2013

  The 2,000-year-old man is a couple of decades older now, but he's still as funny and sharp as ever. Tonight, the Paley Center screens American... More >>

• The 16 Faces of Sally

  published April 11, 2013

  Flora Rheta Schreiber's 1973 Sybil, about a woman with 16 personalities manifested from an abusive childhood at the hands of her... More >>

• The Ballad of Nellie Oleson

  published April 4, 2013

  Remember last year's Are You There God? It's Me, Karen Carpenter, the musical spoof that used Judy Blume's '70s coming-of-age book set to... More >>

• Remembering Napster

  published March 28, 2013

  These days, people accustomed to easily streaming or downloading music -- legally or illegally -- might not remember all the hubbub over Napster,... More >>

• Forget About It, Eddie — It's Toontown

  published March 28, 2013

  If you've ever braved your way through Disneyland's kid-infested Toontown, or did the Roger Rabbit dance in your high school gymnasium in the... More >>

• A Three-Stage Comedy Circus

  published March 14, 2013

  Every year, Hollywood's iO West hosts the L.A. Improv Festival, which has brought out such heavyweights as Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Kimmel, Drew... More >>

• Tyson on Tyson

  published March 7, 2013

  Mike Tyson is taking yet another shot at redemption outside the ring. After appearing in hit movie The Hangover (2009) and 2008 documentary Tyson,... More >>

• Scent of a Record Producer

  published March 7, 2013

  If you want to see the real Phil Spector, watch the excellent 2008 BBC documentary, The Agony and Ecstasy of Phil Spector, in which the... More >>

• Shalom, Salaam

  published February 28, 2013

  Anyone affixed to the bling and other stereotypes perpetuated by Bravo's reality TV show Shahs of Sunset might not know much about the... More >>

• Best of the Boob Tube

  published February 28, 2013

  Who would you rather hang out with -- a bunch of zombies, nerds or journalists? (And don't say they're one and the same.) Luckily for you, the... More >>

• Drag Queen Sings the Blues

  published February 21, 2013

  Anyone who's seen the excellent 2004 Klaus Nomi documentary, The Nomi Song, knows that Ann Magnuson, Kristian Hoffman and Joey Arias were... More >>

• Oppan Gorey Style

  published February 21, 2013

  Originally from San Francisco and named after American writer and illustrator Edward Gorey, the Edwardian Ball has been attracting the... More >>

• Revenge of the Zines

  published February 14, 2013

  While you're updating this and tweeting that, zine authors are busy making actual creations in their messy living rooms, proving that even in the... More >>

• We'd Like to Mock the Academy

  published February 14, 2013

  Anyone can badmouth the bad dresses and bad speeches at the Academy Awards, but leave it to professionals at IO West's third annual "Oscars... More >>

• Go Pork Yourself

  published February 7, 2013

  Whether you like bacon in a sandwich, with eggs or sprinkled over a salad, you'll be in hog heaven at the first ever L.A. Bacon Festival. Finally,... More >>

• Paul Scheer is Everywhere!

  published February 7, 2013

  Anyone can talk smack about a bad movie, but leave it to the professionals to turn the smack-talking into a whole show. If you read our story... More >>

• Ode to Joy Division

  published January 31, 2013

  Last year, Disney started selling T-shirts online inspired by the cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. You know your band has reached... More >>

• Let's Hear It for the Boy

  published January 24, 2013

  Go mental with Yentl this weekend as the Downtown Independent screens everyone's second-favorite Jewish movie musical as part of Outfest's... More >>

• Oh, To Be Young & Gay & Witty

  published January 17, 2013

  Julie & Jonny at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center promises to be the "gayest comedy of all time." Just how gay -- and damn funny -- are they? Both... More >>

• Black, White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff + Robert Mapplethorpe

  published January 17, 2013

  In conjunction with the current Robert Mapplethorpe exhibits at the Getty and LACMA, the museums co-present Black, White + Gray: A Portrait of... More >>

• We Miss You, Brett Sommers!

  published January 10, 2013

  Inspired by the 1970s CBS game show Match Game, the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's popular The MisMatch Game once again takes us back... More >>

• What's So Funny About Canada?

  published January 10, 2013

  Toronto-born Indian stand-up Russell Peters is one of Canada's biggest comics, but he's been living in L.A. for years. You may recall seeing his... More >>

• 50 First Jokes L.A.

  published January 3, 2013

  New York's long-running 50 First Jokes is returning to L.A. for a third year, and it's the first big comedy event of 2013. While this... More >>