Liz Ohanesian

Venus D-Lite on RuPaul's Drag Race, Madonna Impersonations and L.A. Nightclubs

Liz OhanesianFebruary 1, 2011

Every reality show has one intriguing person who is eliminated so early that viewers are left wanting to know more. For season three of RuPaul's Drag Race, that person is Venus D-Lite. Venus D-Lite is the drag persona of L.A. native Adam Guerra, a performer with ten years experience and......

Taliesin Jaffe Talks Working in Anime and Tales of the Extraordinary

Liz OhanesianJanuary 28, 2011

Every Monday night this month, in the back room of Meltdown Comics, the team behind radio drama-styled podcast Tales of the Extraordinary has been recording it's latest chapter. Created by actor/writer Michael Coleman (who you might recognize from the interactive theater performance Dungeon Master), Tales of the Extraordinary follows the......

Dj Bei Ru Mines the Neglected Grooves of his Heritage for Beats Gold

Liz OhanesianJanuary 27, 2011

Little Armenia is more than a neighborhood on the eastern side of Hollywood. And it's more than the title of hip-hop producer Bei Ru's latest album. It&...

Zoetica Ebb on Her Spoken Word Debut, Personal Style and a New Book Project

Liz OhanesianJanuary 25, 2011

From writing and illustration to photography and styling, Zoetica Ebb is an artist whose talent has manifested in many forms. This Wednesday, the co-founder of counterculture magazine Coilhouse and woman behind the popular personal blog Biorequiem will make her debut as a spoken word artist at Alchemy, a new "witch......

Behind the Scenes with Cirque Berzerk at Club Nokia

Liz OhanesianJanuary 12, 2011

Anticipation was high as we headed down to Club Nokia to meet with members of Cirque Berzerk, the dark and wonderfully twisted circus troupe that won praise and scores of new fans in 2009 when they performed at L.A. State Historic Park. After seven weeks of rehearsals, they were now......

Eight Reasons We Love Anime Los Angeles

Liz OhanesianJanuary 11, 2011

See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Anime Los Angeles 2011." Over the past few years, Anime Los Angeles has become a special convention for us. It was the first convention one of us attended and, after that, the first Shannon Cottrell and I covered together. This year, it became......

Anime Babes from Sailor Moon to Rei Ayanami: This Isn't Cosplay, This Is Burlesque

Liz OhanesianJanuary 10, 2011

See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Devil's Playground Presents Anime Babes." Over the course of the past two years, we've seen the burlesque performers from Devil's Playground channel fan favorite characters like Link and Zelda (Video Game Girls), Catwoman (Comic Book Vixens), and, of course, the Stormtrooper from their......

Is Fantastic Planet Just a Cool Movie or Is It Also a Commentary on Animal Rights?

Liz OhanesianJanuary 7, 2011

If you've ever seen Fantastic Planet, the early 1970s French-Czech animated sci-fi film, then you know that the movie is a trip. There's Alain Goraguer funky jazz score, the vinyl copy of which went on to become DJ gold. Then there's the animation, gorgeous character design mixed with earthy colors......

Are You Going to Anime LA? Here Are the Panels Where You Can Catch Us

Liz OhanesianJanuary 5, 2011

Are you going to Anime L.A. this weekend at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott? If so, you can catch your LA Weekly convention team, that's Shannon Cottrell and I, on two panels Friday afternoon......

Readers Respond to Mick Karn's Death, Plus the Bassist's Cover of David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes"

Liz OhanesianJanuary 5, 2011

Mick Karn may not have been famous, at least not in the celebrity gossip column sense of the word, but he was well-known and, more importantly, well-respected. Since the 1970s, the bassist, who sadly passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer, Karn had developed a career in music marked......

Food

The West Side Oyster Club And A Free Soccer Block Party – Here’s What’s Popping Up

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Hollywood On The Coast Food And Wine All Stars Converge Underneath The Fig Tree

Music

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Entertainment

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Arts

Art News: Erotic Terrains, A Human Atlas For LA And Unseen Hollywood History

Africa Curated Brings The Weight Of Holding to Honeypot LA

Art News: Time Is The Essence With Patrick Guetta And The Sound Of Water At Descanso Gardens

Culture

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Getting Social – Climbing At Sender One LAX And Defiantly Joni At The Mark Taper Forum

LA Explained Walking Tours Are A Hot Topic For Conversation

Cannabis

From Cannabis Pioneer to Mushroom Mogul: How Justin Hartfield is Mapping the Future of Wellness with ShrooMap

From Farm to Door: How Legal THCA Flower Delivery Works

Your Green Guide: Where to Celebrate 4/20 2026 in Los Angeles

Liz Ohanesian

Venus D-Lite on RuPaul's Drag Race, Madonna Impersonations and L.A. Nightclubs

Taliesin Jaffe Talks Working in Anime and Tales of the Extraordinary

Dj Bei Ru Mines the Neglected Grooves of his Heritage for Beats Gold

Zoetica Ebb on Her Spoken Word Debut, Personal Style and a New Book Project

Behind the Scenes with Cirque Berzerk at Club Nokia

Eight Reasons We Love Anime Los Angeles

Anime Babes from Sailor Moon to Rei Ayanami: This Isn't Cosplay, This Is Burlesque

Is Fantastic Planet Just a Cool Movie or Is It Also a Commentary on Animal Rights?

Are You Going to Anime LA? Here Are the Panels Where You Can Catch Us

Readers Respond to Mick Karn's Death, Plus the Bassist's Cover of David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes"

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