Jennifer Swann

Found Footage Festival Reunites 1980s Public Access TV Stars This Week in L.A.

Jennifer SwannMay 6, 2014

When comedy writers Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett launched the Found Footage Festival out of a Manhattan bar in 2004, it was a means of showcasing the odd assortment of found VHS tapes they'd collected from dumpsters, warehouses and thrift stores over the years. The festival, which is comprised of awkward......

Cynthia Carr

Jennifer SwannMay 5, 2014

In 2010, artist David Wojnarowicz's 20-minute unfinished film Fire in My Belly created a national art controversy when it was removed from the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery at the request of Catholic League president Bill Donohue and then - Congressman John Boehner, who objected to a scene of ants......

Tiny Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos: Our Interview with the Tiny Burrito Maker

Jennifer SwannMay 1, 2014

You've probably seen it by now: a chef meticulously preparing tiny burritos for a tiny hamster's perfect dining experience. The video, which is set to classical musical and runs less than 90 seconds, was uploaded to YouTube Tuesday night and has since racked up more than 2.5 million views and......

Los Angeles Mac and Cheeze Takedown Seeks Amateur Mac 'N' Cheese Makers

Jennifer SwannApril 25, 2014

"There's a couple things out there that America can unanimously agree on," says Matt Timms, the creator of the competitive food event The Takedown. One of those things is mac 'n' cheese, the kid-friendly pasta dish that will be the focus of this Sunday's Takedown in Los Angeles. The Takedown is......

L.A. Weekly Seeks Summer Interns

Jennifer SwannApril 24, 2014

Are you a college or graduate student with a knack for breaking news, reporting stories and creating and sharing online content on social media? Do you dream of joining in the discussion at L.A. Weekly staff meetings and bylining features from our Culver City office? We're currently hiring part-time news, web and......

The Woman Who Became Famous for Rejecting Jon Hamm

Jennifer SwannApril 24, 2014

When a 1995 clip from The Big Date resurfaced on YouTube in early April, it quickly went viral, thanks to a shaggy-haired contestant named Jon Hamm. Famous today as Mad Men's dapper, womanizing Don Draper, Hamm, then a 25-year-old waiter, was rejected on the dating show by a pretty young......

Quentin Tarantino's Reading of The Hateful Eight: Blood, Guts and Vomit in Downtown L.A.

Jennifer SwannApril 20, 2014

When Quentin Tarantino's unproduced screenplay for The Hateful Eight was leaked online earlier this year, the Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction writer and director was so upset that he said he'd ditch the film altogether, vowing to publish the script as a book instead. But then he had a change of heart:......

Jurassic Puke

Jennifer SwannApril 13, 2014

When comedian Dave Stratton received a copy of campy 1983 horror movie Sleepaway Camp for his bachelor party, his friends Matt Russell and Kyle Duncan Graham naturally decided to make a drinking game out of watching it. In 2010, they turned their love of beer and crappy movies into a......

Good Times at Davey Wayne's Is a 1970s House Party and Garage Sale in Hollywood

Jennifer SwannApril 10, 2014

On a quiet stretch of residential El Centro Ave. in Hollywood last night, Jimmy Buffett's "If You Like Pina Coladas" could be heard from inside a garage sale as the smell of weed floated in the air outside. It was 6 p.m. and the UHaul truck had just pulled away,......

Girls Posing at LACMA Is the Coolest Thing on Tinder, and Tumblr

Jennifer SwannApril 4, 2014

If you've ever been photographed striking a pose in front of Chris Burden's "Urban Lights" sculpture at LACMA - admit it, you know you have - then you know it makes for the ideal social media profile photo: you can show off your head-to-toe wardrobe while also proving that you're......

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Jennifer Swann

Found Footage Festival Reunites 1980s Public Access TV Stars This Week in L.A.

Cynthia Carr

Tiny Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos: Our Interview with the Tiny Burrito Maker

Los Angeles Mac and Cheeze Takedown Seeks Amateur Mac 'N' Cheese Makers

L.A. Weekly Seeks Summer Interns

The Woman Who Became Famous for Rejecting Jon Hamm

Quentin Tarantino's Reading of The Hateful Eight: Blood, Guts and Vomit in Downtown L.A.

Jurassic Puke

Good Times at Davey Wayne's Is a 1970s House Party and Garage Sale in Hollywood

Girls Posing at LACMA Is the Coolest Thing on Tinder, and Tumblr

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