Sarah Fenske

Dino M. Zaffina now owes more than $115

SoCal Darts Association Beats Back Dino M. Zaffina, Saves Trademark

Sarah Fenske
Dino M. Zaffina's case against the Southern California Darts Association officially collapsed last week -- a little more than two years after Zaffina attempted to seize the organization's name for himself. Not only did a federal judge issue a permanent injunction barring Zaffina from ever again using the name, but......
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Best L.A. Novel Ever: L.A. Confidential vs. Double Indemnity, Round 2

Sarah Fenske
L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Double Indemnity, by James M. Cain, and......
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The Killer in You

Sarah Fenske
Evan Wright is a journalist (and former L.A. Weekly contributor) who has covered CIA hitmen, neo-Nazis and Internet con artists. His widely praised Generation Kill details his experience with the "killer elite" during the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. David McConnell is a novelist whose first nonfiction book, American Honor......
Michael Moore

Michael Moore Caught Exaggerating LAX Oscars Detainment — What Else Is New?

Sarah Fenske
First Michael Moore came out swinging on Twitter. Clueless customs officials at LAX had detained an Academy Award-nominated Palestinian filmmaker, he claimed. They "couldn't understand how a Palestinian could be an Oscar nominee." Even producing an "Oscar invite" wasn't good enough. The filmmaker, Emad Burnat, had to call Moore. And......
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Best L.A. Novel Ever: Play It As It Lays vs. The Loved One, Round 2

Sarah Fenske
L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Is L.A. essentially a comedy, or a......
You know a tournament is full of heavyweights when Raymond Chandler can't make it out of Round 1.

Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Sweet Sixteen

Sarah Fenske
*Read all of first-round matchups in the Best L.A. Novel Ever tournament. *Read the essay kicking off the tournament and see the complete brackets. We read Evelyn Waugh and James M. Cain. We plowed through Dominick Dunne and gave the unjustly neglected Kate Braverman a chance. We learned What Makes......
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L.A. Weekly Seeks Part-Time Food Blogger

Sarah Fenske
The L.A. Weekly has an immediate opening for a part-time food blogger. We're looking for a stylish writer capable of accurate reporting, astute observation and, yes, the occasional striking photo. The ability to generate multiple story ideas each day is important, as is knowledge of food in general and the......
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L.A. Weekly Talking Hit-and-Run Epidemic With Madeleine Brand Tonight

Sarah Fenske
L.A. Weekly Managing Editor Jill Stewart will make an appearance on KCET's SoCal Connected tonight to talk about the city's shocking hit-and-run epidemic with host Val Zavala and special contributor Madeleine Brand. The program airs at 7 p.m. and will delve into the facts in last week's cover story, authored......