Jessica P. Ogilvie

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How to Get DWP to Lower Your Outrageous Utility Bill: Argue

Jessica P. Ogilvie
This past Sunday night, Michael O’Brien opened his bill from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Pulling out a seven-page document, his jaw hit the floor when he got to the end: He was being charged $1,152.46 for his recent utility usage. The 36-year-old lives in a three-bedroom......
John Benjamin Hickey and Daniel Stern in Manhattan

Manhattan Recreates the Secret Project to Make an Atom Bomb

Jessica P. Ogilvie
Mad Men has captivated viewers in part because of its unique setting, 1950s and 60s Madison Avenue, and WGN's new hour-long drama Manhattan, which premieres on Sunday at 9 p.m., looks to be a similar vehicle for 1940s Los Alamos, New Mexico. Created by Sam Shaw, Manhattan tells the story of......
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Who Controls Unruly Hollywood Bouncers?

Jessica P. Ogilvie
In the very early hours of the morning on April 30, in a parking lot connected to Hollywood nightclub Supperclub, a patron was shoved to the ground and surrounded by a handful of hulking guards. One of the guards, wearing a jacket reading "Security," took a hop back, jogged forward......
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The cast of Freakshow; Credit: AMC

The Man Who Runs the Venice Beach Freakshow

Jessica P. Ogilvie
Todd Ray is yelling into a microphone on the Venice Boardwalk. "Last show of the night!" he hollers, as the sun casts a purple-orange glow across the sand. "Come in while you still can!"  It's 7:00 p.m., and behind Ray, a man with hair covering his entire face hovers menacingly......
We Angelenos don't care what the rest of the U.S. thinks of us. And why should we?; Credit: Sarah Fenske

15 Things You Learn in Your First 5 Years in L.A.

Jessica P. Ogilvie
L.A. can be tough for transplants. There are the winding freeways to get used to, the hour-plus commutes and the regular appearance of palm trees. For the first year after moving here, many of us find ourselves a bit dazzled by the sunlight, shielding our eyes from it like vampires......
James Deen; Credit: Photo by Ryan Orange

James Deen: The Porn Star Next Door

Jessica P. Ogilvie
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2014 issue. Check out our entire People 2014 issue. Leaning back in a brown leather booth in a kitschy roadside diner on Ventura Boulevard, James Deen is pushing a pile of bacon around on his plate. "They gave me, like, an......