Email Author Skylaire Alfvegren

2012 Stories by Skylaire Alfvegren

• Waugh's Angeles

  published February 2, 2012

  Released on Oct. 11, 1965, The Loved One was promoted as "the motion picture with something to offend everyone." Refined English writer... More >>

• I'm Fucked Up, You're Fucked Up

  published January 26, 2012

  In the USA, the only country in the Western world whose government allows direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription pharmaceuticals, deaths... More >>

• Enter the Dragon

  published January 26, 2012

  With 2012 upon us, we are indeed entering the Dragon — the water dragon, to be exact. It's a year in the Chinese zodiac we haven't been in... More >>

• Your Shows of Shows

  published January 19, 2012

  This writer is quite convinced the advent of reality television signified the final nail in the coffin for modern civilization. If the Mayan... More >>

• Fante, Dead and Alive

  published January 19, 2012

  In 1936, Musso & Frank, the oldest restaurant in Hollywood, responded to its growing popularity by expanding with an exclusive "Back Room" tucked... More >>

• This Is How to Use Your Head, Bangers

  published January 12, 2012

  Father Gregory Boyle — a recent recipient of the faith-based humanitarian Opus Prize, which recognizes "heroes who are conquering the world's... More >>

• Triple Threat

  published January 5, 2012

  The Unholy Three describe their act as "a quickly paced, provocative, Dada-esque combination of wizardry, mentalism and offbeat humor." But it's... More >>

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  Occupy L.A. Eviction: The View From the Inside

  published Nov 30, 2011

  ​Editor's note: Freelance journalist Skylaire Alfvegren has been attending Occupy L.A. general assemblies since they first began two months ago. She previously covered the Nov. 17 arrests of 46 More >>

• Vincent Price Museum Re-Opens in East L.A. Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Phibes!

  published Jun 23, 2011

  ​ "Imagine growing up watching the person you love most being bludgeoned, immolated, dunked in boiling wax ... or doing those things to other people," remarked Victoria Price, the willowy daught More >>

• Taschen's Big Penis Book in 3D Launches in Beverly Hills (NSFW)

  published May 12, 2011

  ​ This wasn't your mother's Beverly Hills. First, this writer felt compelled to visit the Beverly Hills Cheese Store, where she discussed Bollywood music production, politics and mutants with Ma More >>

• Explosions in the Sky at Hollywood Forever: 'Is the Cemetery Really Shaped Like a Facer'

  published Apr 25, 2011

  ​Hollywood Forever--the world's most successfully re-purposed eternal resting place--has had great success with its extra-funerary events, most notably, Dia De Los Muertos and the Summer-time Ci More >>

• Day Tripping on the Tom Waits Bus Tour of Los Angeles

  published Apr 05, 2010

  ​"Most of the stops on this tour are in piss-stained alleys," chuckled David Smay, as a motley--if well-dressed--crew of 47 settled themselves on his bus, which this past Saturday was parked out More >>