Tonight's XBIZ Awards attracts not only fans of the adult entertainment industry, but also critics of porn mogul Larry Flynt. Barker Hangar in Santa Monica will serve as the chaotic scene of the awards show and a protest staged by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).
Safer Sex Advocates To Protest Larry Flynt's 'Industry Icon Award' During Tonight's XBIZ Awards
From Show-and-Tell to Showbiz: Is Weiner Going Hollywood?
Resigning New York Congressman Anthony Weiner might be out of one job, but has a couple of new offers that could find the not-so-camera-shy politician going Hollywood. A couple of high-profile gigs are dangling like proverbial carrots in front of Weiner, including a working for porn king Larry Flynt, and taking a turn in front of the cameras for TV's "Entourage."
The LA Times Festival of Books, Abridged
This weekend’s LA Times Festival of Books was jam-packed with all things literary. USC’s campus swelled with book-loving Angelenos. Children enjoyed readings by R.L. Stine and Jamie Lee Curtis, USC students waxed poetic from the USC stage, and laughs ebbed from comedian Patton Oswalt's audience. Publishers met new readers, bookstores found new customers, and literacy nonprofits got due public attention. And this weekend’s panels were pretty entertaining. In case you missed any of the festivities, here are some highlights from the 2011 LA Times Festival of Books:
AIDS Activists To Porn Performers: Wrap It Up
Larry Flynt of Hustler has always been a popular target for protesters, and that hasn't changed in recent years no matter how supposedly mainstream porn is becoming. At tonight's XBIZ Adult Film Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunset, activists who want to see condoms used in porn films will rally against Flynt and Steve Hirsch, the co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment.
Flynt Defends WikiLeaks' Assange, Donates $50k to Fund
Hustler founder and infamous freedom of the press advocate Larry Flynt has donated $50,000 to the WikiLeaks defense fund, and explains why he thinks we "should have a ticker-tape parade" for Julian Assange in a piece published today by the Huffington Post.
Protest Targeting Flynt's Condom-less Skin Flicks Scheduled for Tomorrow
In the battle to regulate the use of condoms in the adult film industry, a protest and press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow morning in front of the Flynt Building in Beverly Hills, home to porn king Larry Flint's corporate offices.
Flynt and Francis: Flaccid Porn Biz Needs Gov't Pumping
It's hard times for everyone these days, and that doesn't exclude those whose paychecks rely on people, well, getting hard. Thanks to the "limp" economy, porn pioneer Larry Flynt and his modern-era incarnate Joe Francis (of "Girls Gone Wild" fame), have teamed up to take on Congress in the hopes the Fed can act as a sort of Viagra.
Beverly Hills May Get Giant Penis Statue
In a story today about the possible departure of the John Wayne statue from the front of Flynt Publications –- it may go to Newport Beach, the Glendale-raised Duke's longtime home -– LAT's Bob Pool gets this euphemized gem from porn magnate Larry Flynt:
From his publishing headquarters above the statue, Flynt said he wouldn't miss the Duke and his horse if they headed south.more ›
LAist Interview: Crispin Glover
Hollywood, to corrupt Rabelais, abhors an iconoclast. This simple fact makes the long career of Crispin Glover all the more remarkable. Amazingly, it’s been almost twenty years since Glover’s infamous Rubin and Ed appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. Despite that apparent fiasco, Glover has continued to work regularly, often in big-budget studio fare like The Doors, The People vs. Larry Flynt and both Charlie’s Angels movies. The money earned from those films has been plowed into Glover’s own, more esoteric ventures, particularly the two films he has directed, What Is It? and It Is Fine. Everything Is Fine!
Carol Es' "All Done But None"
Before heading out to your local Irish pub tomorrow night to partake in the St. Patrick's Day fiestas going on around town, you may want to sneak in some art just to balance things out. Paintings, prints, and a new handmade book titled from local artist and fellow blogger Carol Es will be presented tomorrow night at the George Billis Gallery. The mixed-media show features quirky illustration and ironic childhood tales telling stories of bad dreams, skipping school, playing in a band that toured with Pauly Shore, and working for pornographer Larry Flynt. Sounds like your typical Los Angeles preadolescent...
The Kobe Rules
For a little perspective on what lies ahead for the next 30 days for this season’s Lakers, let’s drift back in time to 1988, the year when Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt were battling each other in court, Nirvana was formed and Paula Abdul was forever our girl. In the NBA, a young Michael Jordan was scoring 35 points a game and dragging his Chicago Bulls teammates close to the top of the league. So...
Starry Decisis: Los Angeles's Lusty Legal History
This column is the first in a series of articles on important Supreme Court cases that have developed out of events in Los Angeles. "Stare Decisis" is the guiding principle of the American legal system - the court should "let the decision stand" and respect precedent for the sake of the rule of law. Even though it is known for shaping American pop culture, Los Angeles has shaped American legal culture in more ways than we may like to admit.
Ballroom Blitz
The Westside has its revenge tonight with a porn mogul and a slew of bands offered for your entertainment.

