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"No More! No More!"new

Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo battered his wife for 28 years. She shot him the day he turned on their son.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
07-30-2015 |
Features
The Gun in the Dispensarynew

How a gun in an L.A. marijuana dispensary led to a secret gang of rogue deputies.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
03-20-2015 |
Features
Tags: LA Sheriffs
Why Is Kim Jong-un So Afraid of Seth Rogen?new

Sony assumed North Korea would hate the movie. The question was: What would it do?
L.A. Weekly |
Amy Nicholson |
12-15-2014 |
Movies
Tags: Kim Jong-Un
The Gay Wingnew

In the gay wing of L.A. men's central jail, it's not shanks and muggings but hand-sewn gowns and tears.
L.A. Weekly |
Ani Ucar |
11-19-2014 |
Features
L.A. Weekly People 2014new

F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong about American lives having no second acts, of course — and if you’re looking for proof, you could do much worse than to read the profiles in this year’s L.A. Weekly People issue.
L.A. Weekly |
Staff |
05-15-2014 |
Features
Tags: L.A. Weekly People Issue
In South L.A., Young Gay Black Men are Mired in Old Taboos -- and HIVnew

HIV infections in the United States have been dropping in nearly every subgroup that is commonly tracked, with one exception: The numbers have been ticking up steadily among black men, ages 14 to 24, who have sex with men.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
05-08-2014 |
Health
Tags: HIV
Donald Sterling's 6 Other Greatest Hitsnew

If you were surprised by revelations that an audio recording just might have captured a racist rant by L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling, you've been in the dark for years.
L.A. Weekly |
Dennis Romero |
04-28-2014 |
Race & Class
Who Killed the Romantic Comedy?new

Rom-coms used to be a cash cow — and wildly popular with audiences. What happened?
L.A. Weekly |
Amy Nicholson |
02-26-2014 |
Movies
Tags: Romantic Comedies
The Mumblegore Revolutionnew

Meet the smart young misfits who are revolutionizing indie horror movies.
L.A. Weekly |
Amy Nicholson |
10-24-2013 |
Features
Tags: Indie Horror Movies
Michael Hastings' Dangerous Mindnew

Journalistic star was loved, feared and haunted.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
08-21-2013 |
Features
Tags: Michael Hastings
Paula Deen And Southern Nostalgianew

Nostalgia for slavery and its era is still a big part of the South's identity, at least for a certain set of Southerners.
L.A. Weekly |
Besha Rodell |
06-26-2013 |
Race & Class
Doing Drugs at Coachella? Here's How to Avoid Trouble With the Policenew

A festival fan's guide to how to partake without fear of rude surprises.
L.A. Weekly |
Katie Bain |
04-16-2013 |
Concerts
Death by Designnew

Architect Gerhard Becker faces manslaughter charges after a firefighter died trying to save his home.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
03-22-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gerhard Becker
The Big Lebowski Turns 15new

The beloved cult movie, in all its anniversary glory.
L.A. Weekly |
Ben Westhoff, Will Russell, Sam Bloch and Nicholas Pell |
03-13-2013 |
Culture
Who Will Buy the Los Angeles Times?new

Why do so many rich men want to buy L.A.'s paper of record? And how did it get to this point?
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
03-01-2013 |
Media