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May 21, 2012
Lauren Faust on Her Favorite Childhood Toy and Pitching Animated Shows for Girls
See also: *"Lauren Faust: Let's Hear It for the Girls" *"Top 5 Lessons for Adults From My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" For this year's L.A. Weekly People Issue, I interviewed Lauren Faust, the fabulously talented artist and writer who has worked on top-notch shows like The Powerpuff Girls and ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Lauren Faust: Let's Hear It for the Girls
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. "I've always looked at my work feeling like I was trying to make stuff for girls," says animator Lauren Faust, "and then accidentally getting guys interested as well." Faust, ... More >>
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April 12, 2012
TV's Greatest [Bong] Hits
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. "I've always looked at my work feeling like I was trying to make stuff for girls," says animator Lauren Faust, "and then accidentally getting guys interested as well." Faust, ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
The Simpsons is Really Set in Portlandia
If you thought The Simpsons was Portlandia-like in its satiric outlook, what with the nuclear-hi-jinx backstory, psychedlic romps by Homer and pot-smoking school bus driver, you were right. Show creator Matt Groening revealed this week that the location of the show that got its start via his "Life ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Natasha Leggero on Ugly Americans Voice Acting and What It's Like Being 'Cast as Domineering Bitches'
In Ugly Americans, which began debuting new episodes last week on Comedy Central, wizards, demons, zombies, humans and more live together, and often clash, in New York City. At the center is Social Services trying to ease the riffs between the varied members of the community. Callie Maggotbone wor ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Jackie Kashian: The Dork Forest
In Ugly Americans, which began debuting new episodes last week on Comedy Central, wizards, demons, zombies, humans and more live together, and often clash, in New York City. At the center is Social Services trying to ease the riffs between the varied members of the community. Callie Maggotbone wor ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Shepard Fairey Guests on 'The Simpsons' For Episode on Bart's Graffiti-Art Obsession
Fox / obeygiant.comShepard Fairey and Bart Simpson.Forget Law & Order. It's The Simpsons that's ripped from the headlines. The show will ride the Art in the Streets zeitgeist that has hipsters popping into galleries and cops popping graffiti creators. The March 4 episode mocks the Banksy doc ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Adult Swim Takes Over Gallery 1988, From The Venture Bros. to Aqua Teen Hunger Force
See more photos in "The Best Art Inspired by Adult Swim." Gallery 1988 has hosted plenty of group shows that explore the influence of pop culture. From video games to cult films, Garbage Pail Kids to Watership Down, artists have come together at the Melrose Ave. space with a mission to transforms w ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Michael Doven, Tom Cruise's Personal Assistant, Spied on Him For Church of Scientology -- Report
OprahIf you wonder how the creepy Church of Scientology keeps tabs on its superstar converts (and -- perhaps -- digs up a little dirt?), Tony Ortega, editor-in-chief of our sister paper, Village Voice, might have found out. His mega-scoop today: Between 1991 and 2005, Cruise's personal ass ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Top 10 Simpsons Food Episodes: Tomacco Ribwich with a Side of Guatemalan Insanity Peppers Skittlebrau
Food writers have been stoked this week about the The Simpsons' upcoming episode on gastro culture. Our own Margy Rochlin interviewed Simpsons Executive Producer Matt Selman, who admits he's a big fan of Jonathan Gold. "We kind of make fun of foodies," he says, "but in real life we actually l ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Four Things to Love About Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton has a knack for scoring roles that foster pop culture obsession. Back in the 1990s, he played Elaine Benes' boyfriend, David Puddy, on Seinfeld. He went on to star in the short-lived, yet beloved live-action adaptation of The Tick. More recently, you can hear his deep, boom ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Frank Gehry Insists He Didn't Design L.A. Disney Hall By Crumpling a Piece of Paper
It's perfect.We thought it was just general, irrefutable knowledge by now that bigtime L.A. architect Frank Gehry designed downtown's Disney Hall by crumpling up a piece of paper and setting the welders to work. But, as Gehry revealed in a CNN interview on Sunday, it turns out that was proba ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Beavis and Butt-Head Returns to MTV October 27: Here's Our Top Ten Music Video Moments From the Old Show
Get More: Beavis and Butt-Head, MTV Shows It's official: The Beavis and Butt-Head re-boot now has a premiere date on MTV: Thursday, October 27th at 10PM. Exciting for fans, but will it be as edgy as it once was? When it debuted in 1993 Beavis and Butt-Head displayed a pathological lack of compass ... More >>
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July 9, 2011
San Diego Comic-Con Announces Saturday, July 23 Schedule: Steampunk, Adventure Time, The Last Airbender, Robert Kirkman and More
Shannon CottrellSteampunk at San Diego Comic-Con 2010More in "San Diego Comic-Con Announces Thursday July 21 Schedule: Bruce Campbell, Yoshiki, Stan Lee, Mike Judge and More." and "San Diego Comic-Con Announces Friday, July 22 Schedule: Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, Chris Elliott, Wil Wheaton, ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Make Us Laugh, Funny Girl! Jackie Kashian
Shannon CottrellSteampunk at San Diego Comic-Con 2010More in "San Diego Comic-Con Announces Thursday July 21 Schedule: Bruce Campbell, Yoshiki, Stan Lee, Mike Judge and More." and "San Diego Comic-Con Announces Friday, July 22 Schedule: Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, Chris Elliott, Wil Wheaton, ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Duff Beer from The Simpsons is Real
Duff beer is real! Homer Simpson's favorite libation is actually available for purchase, but only in South America -- and nobody will talk about it. According to the Miami Herald: The makers of Duff in South America say they aren't allowed to talk to the U.S. media. Duff Mexico... would not resp ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
The Simpsons Writers Do an Evening of Beer and Doh!-nuts: Best. Panel Discussion. Ever.
Duff beer is real! Homer Simpson's favorite libation is actually available for purchase, but only in South America -- and nobody will talk about it. According to the Miami Herald: The makers of Duff in South America say they aren't allowed to talk to the U.S. media. Duff Mexico... would not resp ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Chris Elliott on His New Show Eagleheart and the Cult Classic Get a Life
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 fit into a twelve-minute episode. If you're familiar with Elliott's work over the years, then this tu ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
(Video) L.A.'s AIDS Healthcare Foundation Gets Rare Afternoon Condom Ad On 'The Oprah Show'
AIDS Healthcare FoundationJim Hat comes to after-school hours.It's been slow going for condom ads on television. The first network spots appeared in 2005, and they're still somewhat of a rarity, particularly during after-school hours when teens would be exposed to them. The AIDS Healthcare Fo ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
'Mad' Magazine Gets Animated for Cartoon Network
Imagine that you're given the opportunity to turn a legendary humor magazine, something that you grew up reading, into a television show. Then imagine that you're asked to develop the show for prime time on a television network that caters to a rather young audience. This is the case with Mad, the n ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
HEY EVERYBODY, IT'S SUMMERTIME! LET'S GO TO A THEME PARK!
Imagine that you're given the opportunity to turn a legendary humor magazine, something that you grew up reading, into a television show. Then imagine that you're asked to develop the show for prime time on a television network that caters to a rather young audience. This is the case with Mad, the n ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Top 5 Misadventures of Futurama's Zapp Brannigan and Kif Kroker
Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere season six of Futurama. It will be the first original season for the network, as season five consisted of direct-to-DVD releases and will consist of back-to-back episodes, "Rebirth" and "In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela." The latter will feature Zapp Brannigan, the loud, inc ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
YOU & YOUR FUCKED-UP FAMILY
Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere season six of Futurama. It will be the first original season for the network, as season five consisted of direct-to-DVD releases and will consist of back-to-back episodes, "Rebirth" and "In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela." The latter will feature Zapp Brannigan, the loud, inc ... More >>
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April 22, 2010
THE TAO OF D'OH!
Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere season six of Futurama. It will be the first original season for the network, as season five consisted of direct-to-DVD releases and will consist of back-to-back episodes, "Rebirth" and "In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela." The latter will feature Zapp Brannigan, the loud, inc ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
PaleyFest: Fall TV Preview Parties Presented by TV Guide Magazine
Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere season six of Futurama. It will be the first original season for the network, as season five consisted of direct-to-DVD releases and will consist of back-to-back episodes, "Rebirth" and "In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela." The latter will feature Zapp Brannigan, the loud, inc ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
DAD TO THE BONE
Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere season six of Futurama. It will be the first original season for the network, as season five consisted of direct-to-DVD releases and will consist of back-to-back episodes, "Rebirth" and "In-a-Gadda-Da-Leela." The latter will feature Zapp Brannigan, the loud, inc ... More >>
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July 19, 2007
Matt Groening: Life Is Swell
The possible Nobel laureate on his dreams, his alt-weekly past and, oh yeah, The Simpsons Movie
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May 6, 2004
Poker with The Simpsons
The possible Nobel laureate on his dreams, his alt-weekly past and, oh yeah, The Simpsons Movie

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