Pleasant Gehman Remembers the Wild, Wild Weekly of Yore
L.A. punk legend Pleasant Gehman looks back at the early years of L.A. Weekly, when she was part of the staff writing the paper's popular scenester column "L.A. Dee Da," and having a very wild time...
View ArticleL.A. Weekly: A Look Back at 40 Years of Irreverence and Devotion to L.A.
When editor-founder Jay Levin had the mad idea to start a weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles in 1978, corralling a small group of investors including actor Michael Douglas, there were already...
View ArticleThe Liberator: A Dive Into This Century-Old Newspaper Unearths Historical Truths
An exhibition resurrecting a century-old niche publication might normally attract historians, journalists and others who harbor stubborn ardor for the printed word. But in this case, The Liberator — a...
View ArticleA Survivor's Story: Meet L.A. Weekly's New Cannabis Editor
This former 30-year Wall Streeter, with a disproportionate share of life drama, is now excited to sit in Los Angeles, the global cannabis epicenter, to be part of its unfolding story. I’m even more...
View ArticleNew Playboy Pop-Up Puts Spotlight on Social Change, Not Sex
With a focus on Playboy’s most important contributions to pop culture, the pop-up “Freedom Is Key: A Playboy Exhibition,” currently at the Beverly Center, aims to remind us all of Hugh Hefner’s...
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