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Andre the Giant

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Stuff I Eat: Going Vegan in Inglewood

    If vegan and animal rights activists really want to change the way the majority of people eat, they might want to forget those PETA protests where half-naked women dress like tigers and sit in cages all day or those really depressing humane society commercials where slow motion footage of abused dog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Shepard Fairey Designs Wall for New District La Brea Shopping Complex

    ​ Wait, what? Is that Shepard Fairey putting up a mural in broad daylight on La Brea at 11 a.m.? The cops are going to stop him any second! Fairey is the street artist who rose to fame in 2008 when his Obama "Hope" poster became the emblem of an era, and was a major player in the 2010 Banksy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Robert Rizzo, Accused Ringleader of Bell Salary Scandal, Gets Iconic Street Art Treatment

    Ted SoquiR to the Izzo.​Andre the Giant, George W. Bush and President Obama have all been immortalized by L.A. street artists. Now our favorite alleged misuser of public funds, Robert Rizzo, is getting the icon treatment too (see it on the next page). His bloated, frog-like face is perfect f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Trollface Artist Carlos Ramirez Talks 4chan, Incredible Hulk and Viral Fame

    This face launched a thousand trolls.​Like many memes, Trollface was conceived in the online bowels of 4chan and after-birthed all over the Internet. The squiggly, smiling face is the perfect mascot for /b/, the dank basement of 4chan notorious for racist drawings, homophobic slurs, juvenile p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Bacon Muffins & Banana Chocolate Danishes at Some Crust Bakery

    Guzzle & NoshA bacon muffin (left) & banana chocolate Danish (right) from Some Crust Bakery in Claremont.​ No one should eat the banana chocolate Danish at Some Crust Bakery in Claremont -- at least not for breakfast and definitely not by yourself. I'm not saying I couldn't. (Don't tempt me.) ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    April 15, 2010

    Movie Reviews: Exit Through the Gift Shop, Handsome Harry

    Also, Letters to God, The Joneses, Who Do You Love and more

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    L.A. Artist Shepard Fairey Admits Lying About Obama Image

    ​Controversial guerrilla artist-turned-mainstream maverick Shepard Fairey has done something he rarely does: admitted he was wrong. The Echo Park graphic designer, who has been embroiled in a lawsuit over his iconic poster for President Obama's campaign, has confessed to lying about the origins of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2009

    Shepard Fairey Arrested

    Shepard Fairey, whose iconic "Obama/Hope" illustration became the banner of a political movement, has been called a genius and a plagiarizer, depending on who you listen to. Now, according to the Boston Police Department, Fairey is also a grafitti tagger, whom its cops arrested last night. An Associ ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Barack and Bondage, Crafting and Camel Toes: Nightranger's Annual L.A. Style Survey

    From Katy Perry and Shepard Fairey to handmade frocks and stretchy skinnies

  • LA Life

    May 15, 2008

    Helen Stickler

    Destroyer of myths

  • Film+TV

    May 8, 2008

    Mister Lonely, Harmony Korine's Way

    The director on flying nuns and his Mexican Michael Jackson

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2008

    Why I'm Endorsing Hulk Hogan

    Take That Chuck Norris. As you can see from his "Real American" video above, Hogan has the endorsement of the real JFK, not his younger, drunker brother and rest of the flotsam and jetsam that currently constitute the rest of the Kennedy clan. This displays Hogan's ability to transcend the real ... More >>

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Factory of Talent

    Shepard Fairey and Studio Number One

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    State of the Art ’05

    A field guide to artists, gallerists, curators et al, from Aitken to Zittel. Part 1: The Rev. Ethan Acres to Mark Grotjahn

  • Columns

    May 27, 2004

    The Revolution Will Be Posterized

    A field guide to artists, gallerists, curators et al, from Aitken to Zittel. Part 1: The Rev. Ethan Acres to Mark Grotjahn

  • Film+TV

    May 8, 2003

    When Big Gets Bigger

    X2 is everything it’s cracked up to be — and less!

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    OBEY?

    In step with Shepard Fairey, the emperor of ubiquity

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