Amy Silverstein

Jared Tate Johnson makes body harnesses, which puts him somewhere between a fashion designer and a construction worker. He solders and welds the massive necklaces out of sterling silver. They wrap around torsos, necks, sometimes even foreheads. "I sell to everyone from brain surgeons to mothers of four to runway......

Two of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. On a Saturday night last year, 99 theatergoers sat in chairs that were a bit too small, with those flip-up school desk attachments dangling from the sides. Jay McAdams, the......

In the 2010 documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, Mr. Brainwash hires a team of artists to create his art for him and becomes a millionaire after just one hugely successful Los Angeles show, despite the fact that other artists in the film think he's a hack and possibly mentally......

Also check out our slideshow by Nanette Gonzales on The Pancakes and Booze Art Show Some gallery owners organizing a show might draw inspiration from their college degrees in art history. But when Tom Kirlin curated his first art show, he was inspired by college memories of drunken pancake breakfasts......