Gwynedd Stuart
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Suck It, Success: The Museum of Failure Is Coming to Downtown L.A.
The Museum of Failure's L.A. incarnation, which opens to the public on Sat., Dec. 2, will feature roughly 100 objects: a Segway, the Bic for Her (pens... → Read More
Charles Manson's Death Is the Perfect Excuse to Dive Into You Must Remember This
At 8:13 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 19, Charles Manson, a short, delusional asshole who tried to start a race war by instructing his "family" of followers to kill a slew of innocent people, passed away in a Kern County hospital. The murders the Manson Family committed in L.A. in the... → Read More
The Natural History Museum's Exhibit "Tattoo" Details L.A.'s Traditional and Chicano Tattoo Histories
The NHMLA iteration of the traveling exhibit has 3,000 additional square feet of artifacts, all specific to L.A.'s tattoo history and extant tattoo culture. → Read More
Russian Facebook Trolls Advertised Buff Bernie During the Election—Nicole Daddona Strikes Back With the Talking Trump Doll
Last week, her brand Magic Society, which she operates with her creative partner Buddy Hangs, launched a Kickstarter for the Talking Trump Pull-String... → Read More
With Happy Place, Selfie Experiences Continue Their Aggressively Cheerful Occupation of L.A.
If you're happy but no one on social media knows it, are you really happy? Like, if you're happy but no one on Instagram can see you physically twirling around like a maniac inside a room full of confetti or rapturously cramming a rainbow-colored grilled cheese sandwich into your maw... → Read More
Dia de los Muertos Altars in Grand Park Are Just One Thing to See Downtown This Weekend
A dozen downtown cultural institutions present the third annual Grand Ave Arts: All Access on Saturday — and it's free. → Read More
Photographer Matthew Rolston Takes a Closer Look at One of L.A.'s Weirdest Traditions: Pageant of the Masters
Every summer, dozens of Southern Californians volunteer to be turned into living, breathing works of art. → Read More
10 Scary Movies to Ease Kids Into Horror
If you're kid's a little creepy but you're not ready to throw Texas Chainsaw Massacre on the ol' Apple TV, these movies could be great primers. → Read More
Anton LaVey Founded the Church of Satan. Now He's Getting an L.A. Exhibition
Who Was Anton LaVey? An L.A. exhibit sheds light on Satanism's Black Pope → Read More
An Art Show to Help the Crenshaw Cowboy Transition Out of Homelessness
After having his roadside art installation cleared away, the Crenshaw Cowboy is back. → Read More
Best Cheap and Free Things to Do in L.A. Oct. 14 Through Oct. 19
An exhibit of Morrissey and The Smiths cover art, a massive musical installation involving 100 cars, a Dia de los Muertos skateboarding event in Boyle... → Read More
Child's Play Director Tom Holland Looks Back at the Original Chucky Movie Nearly 30 Years Later
"I was looking for a strong, kick-ass movie where I could scare the shit out of you and make you laugh in the next second," Holland says. "That’s why... → Read More
Tommy Wiseau, a T-Shirt Cannon and Why Beyond Fest Rules
American Cinematheque's Beyond Fest is a fan's fan festival — and as the lineup has expanded, attendance has soared. → Read More
Dick Pic Art Show "I Didn't Ask for This" Has a Powerful Anti-Harassment and Sex-Positive Message
The third incarnation of "I Didn't Ask for This" is a full-fledged weekend of sex-positive and anti-harassment art and programming. → Read More
A Guide to PST: LA/LA, Road Trips Edition: Long Beach to Riverside to San Diego
From the South Bay down to San Diego, here are six more days worth of one-in-a-lifetime art experiences to broaden your horizons. → Read More
10 Times Hugh Hefner Sort of Convincingly Played Himself on TV
From The Odd Couple to Family Guy, Hugh Hefner was reliably, delightfully wooden in so many pop cultural properties. → Read More
At Amber Rose's SlutWalk, Maggie West's Stained Glass Installation Celebrates Real Women, Not Saints
Photographer Maggie West is rethinking who's worthy of being immortalized in stained glass. → Read More
Quentin Tarantino Movies and '80s Pop Culture Get Mashed Up in Pulp Friction
In the new coloring book Pulp Friction, local artist Kurt Isensee mashes up Quentin Tarantino films and '80s pop culture in ways that are delightful in... → Read More
A Guide to Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA — How to See All 70 Shows in 14 Days (Part I)
L.A.'s art lovers are probably feeling equal parts excited and overwhelmed by Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, the massive Getty initiative that places... → Read More
The Life and Works of Chicano Art Icon Carlos Almaraz Traversed Boundaries of Identity and Creativity
In a number of presumed self-portraits, Carlos Almaraz paints himself as a sort of half-man, half-jaguar figure. It's an icon straight out of Mesoamerican mythology, explains Howard Fox, who has spent the past several years curating LACMA's current Almaraz retrospective, "Playing With Fire." "The jaguar was able to pass freely... → Read More