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L.J. Williamson

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    May 4, 2012

    James Murphy - Geffen Contemporary at MOCA - May 3, 2012

    James Murphy The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA May 3, 2012 Better Than: Dancing Yrself Clean. There are two James Murphys: the one who likes to make you think and the one who likes to make you dance. During Murphy's DJ set at MOCA Geffen, part of the Mike-D curated "Transmission: AV Club" series, th ... More >>

  • News

    April 26, 2012

    A Cancer on the Office

    James Murphy The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA May 3, 2012 Better Than: Dancing Yrself Clean. There are two James Murphys: the one who likes to make you think and the one who likes to make you dance. During Murphy's DJ set at MOCA Geffen, part of the Mike-D curated "Transmission: AV Club" series, th ... More >>

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    April 19, 2012

    Blackjack With Pedophiles: Why Gambling on Our Ability to Stop Sex Offenders Isn't the Way to Go

    By Dr. Paul Abramson and L.J. Williamson Riot Act is a semi-regular column that challenges conventional wisdom in controversial issues In 2008, a 35-year-old LAUSD teacher got one of his fifth-grade students alone in the classroom at lunchtime, and convinced the 10-year-old boy to masturbate him t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    'April Fools,' Says L.A. Weekly

    If you visited L.A. Weekly's home page yesterday, you might have noticed a few stories that seemed a little off -- our contribution to April Fool's Day. For those of you who want to relive the moment, click on the image above to see it bigger, and links to all the stories are here:

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Condoms Still Suck, No Matter What Joycelyn Elders Thinks (She's on Trojan's Payroll)

    By Dr. Paul R. Abramson & L.J. WilliamsonThe good news: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, reads L.A. Weekly!The bad news: She's pissed at us. We made Dr. Elders mad because we said that condoms suck.Maybe if we hadn't said anything, no one would have noticed. Maybe inste ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Safety in Rubbers

    By Dr. Paul R. Abramson & L.J. WilliamsonThe good news: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, reads L.A. Weekly!The bad news: She's pissed at us. We made Dr. Elders mad because we said that condoms suck.Maybe if we hadn't said anything, no one would have noticed. Maybe inste ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    February 9, 2012

    Condoms Suck

    We're spending billions to develop an HIV vaccine. Why not also focus on building a better condom?

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    9 Best High-Tech Vibrators to Buy for Your Valentine, Reviewed by our Experts

    See more from L.A. Weekly's Sex Issue: "Condoms Suck," "The Swingers' Story: How Two Married People Found True Love While Swapping Partners," "10 Condom Reviews for the Well-Endowed Man," "Twelve Tales of Sexual Mortification," and "UCLA vs. USC Sex Survey 2012: Who's Sluttier?" As told to L.J. Wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2011

    Aimee Mann Christmas Show - The Wiltern - 12/11/11

    L.J. Williamson​See also our preview: Aimee Mann's Christmas Show For People Who Don't Really Like Christmas Aimee Mann opened her sixth annual Christmas show with dialogue from A Charlie Brown Christmas, quoting Chuck himself: "I think there must be something wrong with me -- Christmas is co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    7 Ridiculously Tacky Commercialized Christmas Tree Ornaments

    You know that complaints about the commercialization of Christmas are as unfashionable as figgy pudding when "Your Ad Here"-equivalent Christmas ornaments are popular store items. Companies like Coca-Cola pay big bucks to buy advertising space on billboards and bus stops, but they've cleverly figu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Paul Stanley, Lita Ford, Kip Winger -- Playboy Mansion -- 11/12/11

    Eric Charbonneau, Le StudioPaul Stanley and friends​See also: Paul Stanley Analyzes KISS's Success: "I don't want to buy a t-shirt with a guy on it who looks like my neighbor." If you're like most folks, your rock star fantasies require nothing more than a pair of tight jeans, an air guitar, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    The Three Best Karaoke Bars in L.A.

    Tiffany Rose We can't promise James Franco doing karaoke in drag, but you never know​Did you catch our Best Of issue and snag our free Best Of app? Even if you did, we're betting you didn't make it through all of our write-ups; there are about a billion. So in the coming weeks we'll walk you t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    CicLAvia Fashion: Eight Different Street Styles at L.A.'s Popular Bike Event

    CicLAvia, like most L.A. events, is a fab chance for people-watching, and though the expected bike jerseys, shorts, and plain T-shirts were in abundance, a few people are beginning to write the style guide for what will hopefully become not only a regular event, but a smashing spectacle. Here are ei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Art With Dude Appeal: Rock Carvings On Grimes Canyon Road

    L.J. Williamson​ "Best Art I Saw All Week" is a new feature of the blog in which one of our contributors writes about one particular L.A. artwork he or she saw in a museum, in a gallery, on the streets or anywhere else. If you see a work that you like, feel free to submit your own a post by up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Missoni At Target: Shoppers Go Apeshit For Zigzags

    L.J. Williamson$380 Worth Of Joy​Is Missoni in line to become the next Ed Hardy? The well-established Italian fashion house's special Target line of clothing and housewares debuted this morning, on the same day I needed to hit the store for an early-morning toilet paper run, and zigzags were flyi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Spotify: The Honeymoon's Over

    L.J. WilliamsonI cain't quit yew.​Last month I posed the question: Which Is Better: Spotify or Grooveshark? Though my comparison of the two music subscription services wasn't entirely conclusive, I reckoned that, in the end, "Grooveshark just has too many glitches, whereas if a track shows up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Five Creepiest Exhibits at L.A.'s Natural History Museum

    L.J. WilliamsonChicken Kong​The Museum of Natural History has a bright, shiny, happy new dinosaur hall with sunshine streaming in through floor-to-ceiling windows and colorful signs explaining educational facts about those crowd-pleasing dino bones that all of the schoolkiddies came here to see. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Richard Simmons' $12 Dance Class in Beverly Hills: From the Print Edition

    Richard Simmons, surrounded by L.J. Williamson (left) and Joanna Stein​ In this week's print edition, L.J. Williamson attends Richard Simmons' dance class at the Beverly Hills dance studio where he's been working for 37 years, which anyone can attend for only $12.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Reality Rocks Expo Brings Out Black Leather, Bedazzler Studs, Marc Marcuse, American Idol Losers and More

    L.J. Williamson​ In the Considerable Town column in LA Weekly's print edition this week, L.J. Williamson covers the Reality Rocks Expo that took place in downtown L.A. at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel April 9 and 10.

  • News

    February 3, 2011

    Constitutional Right to Sex

    L.J. Williamson​ In the Considerable Town column in LA Weekly's print edition this week, L.J. Williamson covers the Reality Rocks Expo that took place in downtown L.A. at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel April 9 and 10.

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Give Sodomy a Chance

    Sexual rights are protected by the Constitution, if only the U.S. Supreme Court would open its eyes

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Sex and This City

    What are Angelenos looking for when out on the town? Sex, a hug, a relationship, more sex

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