There’s a screening tonight at the Hammer Museum for Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World. It traces the life of California artist Don Ed Hardy who decided at age 10 to be a tattoo artist. “After receiving a classical art education with Asian influences, he went on to initiate tattooing’s unprecedented global popularity. Hardy combined sophisticated work on skin with painting, printmaking, writing, publishing, and curatorial work.” 7 pm. Free.
Pencil This In: Learning about Local Olive Oil, Ed Hardy Documentary Screening and Making Clapper Sticks
Midnight Movie: The Ed Hardy Boyz Are On The Case
Bobby Bottleservice (Nick Kroll) and Peter Papparazzo (Jon Daly) are The Ed Hardy Boyz. Today's case: The Case of When That Hot Filipina Girl Lost Her Tramp Stamp At Mini-Golf. The episode features cameos from Fred Durst, Pauly Shore, and Hardy-designer Christian Audigier.
Seven Questions: Lizz Wasserman, popomomo
Today's subject is Lizz Wasserman.
Lizz is a Highland Park-based designer whose clothing line, popomomo uses organic and/or sustainable fabrics. Wassernan's line, which is produced, designed and sampled here in LA, is the antithesis of disposable fashion -- focusing only on producing unique and new designs.
Seven Questions with Anson Avellar, Producer of 'Is She Really Going Out with Him?'
Anson is a veteran of the entertainment industry who was previously a development executive at Paramount and is currently a producer at a production company under Dreamworks. The Hollywood resident recently linked up with Jay Louis aka Douchebag1 (read LAist's interview with Jay) to bring the online phenomenon that is HotChicksWithDouchebags.com to your TVs with the hilarious new MTV show "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" which premieres today at 5:30 p.m. In the words of Jay, "HCwDB goes televisual, bitches."
The Hunt For LA’s Most Expensive T-Shirt
I recall a point early in the Bush Administration where I overheard an in-the-know friend dub Los Angeles “home of the $1,000 t-shirt.” I then heard it a few more times. It made me curious. But not curious enough to seek the pinnacle of casual couture. If a four-digit price-tag could be found attached to a t-shirt, I thought it best be discovered by someone else.

