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2011 Stories by Zachary Pincus-Roth

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  Top Books We Read in 2011, by L.A. Weekly Writers

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Yes, bookstores are closing all around us, from the giant Borders to the tiny Village Books. But Angelenos still read, and to prove it, we asked LA Weekly's staff writers, editors and freelance cont... More >>

• Howard Braham's 11th 11-11 Party on 11-11-11 at 11:11:11, at 1111 Olive Ave. in Burbank, Featuring 1,111 11s and Food Expiring on 11-11

  published Nov 16, 2011

  On November 11, 1998, when Howard Braham was a student at Columbia University, he realized around 10:30 p.m. that it was about to turn 11:11 on 11-11. He knocked on the door of his friend Steve Schwa... More >>

• Saved by the Bell Musical at Victory Theatre: Seven Rejected Headlines for Our Review

  published Oct 11, 2011

  For the print headline for this week's stage feature on the new Saved by the Bell musical in Burbank, written by our theater critic Steven Leigh Morris, the challenge was: how do you combine referenc... More >>

• Five Awesome Pop Culture Meccas Every Angeleno Should Know About, From Our Best of L.A. Issue

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Our 300-page, 400-item, perfect-for-your-coffee-table Best of L.A. issue is on newsstands today, and it also comes with our very own (and very free) "Best of" app to tell you about all the Best of L.... More >>

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  Pacific Standard Time: Frequently Asked Questions From Irritable Skeptics

  published Sep 28, 2011

  This thing Pacific Standard Time, which starts on Saturday, can be quite overwhelming, no doubt causing many people not in the know to tune out, question the whole thing or stomp off in anger. There... More >>

• Ten Revelations from Pacific Standard Time's Opening Press Event at the Getty

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Pacific Standard Time has arrived! Sort of. At least for the press. This morning the Getty held the opening press conference for the huge, multi-museum, Getty-led retrospective on California art fro... More >>

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  Pacific Standard Time Fall Art Preview Celebrates L.A., a Great and Shitty Place to be an Artist

  published Sep 23, 2011

  Our awesome fall art preview issue, which landed on newsstands this week, delves into Pacific Standard Time, this ridiculously exciting, confusing, mind-bending, and possibly city-changing exhibit on... More >>

• Yoshua Okon Restages Guatemalan Civil War in a Home Depot Parking Lot

  published Sep 01, 2011

  This week in our print edition, Catherine Wagley writes about a bizarre video art project from Mexico City-based artist Yoshua Okon, in which he restaged the Guatemalan civil war using former soldier... More >>

• Night Gallery, Museum of Public Fiction and L.A.'s New Wave of Alternative Spaces

  published Aug 25, 2011

  In this week's art feature, Andrew Berardini takes a look at L.A.'s new wave of alternative, artist-run spaces, especially Night Gallery and the Museum of Public Fiction. Night Gallery distinguishes... More >>

• Jason Williams (aka Revok)'s 'Perseverance' at Known Gallery: Street Artist Sends Regards from Detroit

  published Aug 18, 2011

  This week in our arts section, Shelley Leopold interviews the street artist Jason Williams, a.k.a. Revok, who served 44 days in jail earlier this year for unpaid property restitution and then left to... More >>

• Los Angeles Ballet: Why has it Become a Revolving Door of Dancersr

  published Aug 11, 2011

  In this week's print edition, dance critic Laura Bleiberg observes that while the five-year-old Los Angeles Ballet is attempting to build a strong classical dance company, which the city has always l... More >>

• Super Mario Brothers in the Style of Norman Rockwellr Five Works that Modernize the American Master

  published Aug 10, 2011

  If Norman Rockwell were alive today, would he be painting kids playing Super Mario Brothersr The show "American Nostalgia," currently running at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, shows ... More >>

• Miranda July's The Future and 'Eleven Heavy Things': This Week's LA Weekly Cover Story

  published Aug 09, 2011

  In case you haven't seen it on newsstands, this week's LA Weekly cover story is on Miranda July, written by our film critic Karina Longworth. Karina tags along with July during the installation and ... More >>

• Vidcon 2011: YouTube Stars Invade the Hyatt Century Plaza for the Comic-Con of Online Video

  published Aug 01, 2011

  An army of teens sporting Justin Bieber haircuts, donning animal hoods and wielding Flip cameras invaded the Hyatt Century Plaza in Century City Thursday through Saturday for the second annual Vidcon... More >>

• Anne Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy, Reviewed

  published Jul 29, 2011

  This week in our theater section, Steven Leigh Morris reviews Anne Deavere Smith's latest set of interview-based monologues, Let Me Down Easy, now at the Broad Stage. While the show is marketed as a... More >>

• LA Weekly's 2011 Fashion Issue

  published Jul 28, 2011

  LA Weekly's fashion issue arrives on newsstands today, focusing on the people who decide what you wear: a jewelry designer inspired by Star Wars, a fire eater who became a hat maker, the best designe... More >>

• Piero Golia at Gagosian: The Tragedy of Cabs and Cakes

  published Jul 21, 2011

  In this week's print edition, Andrew Berardini looks at Piero Golia's exhibit at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. As he writes, "Writing about Golia typically requires a preamble, as the legend... More >>

• John Lautner's 100th Birthday: L.A. Celebrates its Forgotten, Space-Age Architectural Giant

  published Jul 15, 2011

  Our print edition this week features a story about John Lautner, L.A.'s forgotten architectural giant, written by Lautner-obsessed Evelyn McDonnell. LACMA and the John Lautner foundation are celebrat... More >>

• Eddie Izzard at the Hollywood Bowl: 17,000-Seat Venue's First Standup Comedian Ever

  published Jul 14, 2011

  This week in our print edition, Gustavo Turner interviews Eddie Izzard, the Brit comedian selected to be the first standup comic ever to perform at the 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl alone. How will tha... More >>

• Emmy Nominations Day: 10 Standard Types of Reactions From Award Show Nominees

  published Jul 14, 2011

  Guess whatr HBO dominated the Emmys again. Another way the Emmys are predictable: the nominees' reactions. Or at least how they convey their reactions. We don't really know people's real reactions ... More >>

• Bas Jan Ader and Zoe Crosher: The Art of Disappearing People

  published Jul 07, 2011

  This week's art feature in our print edition, Catherine Wagley connects two current exhibits that explore the art of disappearing people. One shows the work of the artist and cult figure Bas Jan Ade... More >>

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  Corey Helford Gallery's 5th Anniversary: 10 Kick-Ass Paintings From the Show, 'Zero to Sixty'

  published Jul 01, 2011

  Corey Helford Gallery is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the group exhibit "Zero to Sixty," which has its opening July 1. The show is billed as a combination of new works from artists who hav... More >>

• Paul Thek at the Hammer Museum and the History of Meat Art

  published Jun 30, 2011

  This week's art feature comes from Erica Zora Wrightson, who writes about the history of meat art, timed to the Paul Thek exhibit at the Hammer Museum. One example: For the performance art fair Per... More >>

• Will the Hilarious Lame Rap Video Ever Dier (Sorry, Whole Foods Parking Lot)

  published Jun 24, 2011

  Will the hilarious lame rap video ever dier No offense to the L.A. guys who did the amusing "Whole Foods Parking Lot", or to the legendary Weird Al Yankovic, who has a new album out. But it's becom... More >>

• Reactions to 'Art in the Streets' Cancellation at Brooklyn Museum Range From Angry to Victorious

  published Jun 23, 2011

  The Brooklyn Museum's announcement that it had canceled its New York stop of MOCA's "Art in the Streets" exhibit for lack of funding brought a flurry of questions: Was it really about funding, or abo... More >>