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Britney Spears’ lawyer scored a win for the pop star on Wednesday in a downtown Los Angeles Superior Court, with a judge ruling that she will not have to sit for a deposition, as requested by her father. Attorney Mathew Rosengart commended the…

LA Mag writer Rex Weiner was one of the first journalists to investigate Britney Spears’ conservatorship at a pivotal point in 2019, just as the fan movement was gaining momentum. But what is #FreeBritney up to now, and will new legislation solve…

The second installment of our "LA Icon Series" features John Densmore, drummer of the legendary band THE DOORS.He and long-time friend and our host Rex Weiner go on a journey along the LA River in Frogtown to meet and interview some of the creative…

“Defund the police”? Not a concern at last month’s National Sheriffs’ Association Conference, where (sometimes questionable) commerce reigned. Michael Luna Photography “These won’t fit my wife,” says Jake Schmidt, an intimidating-looking man wearing…

On June 23, Britney Spears is set to take the virtual stage during a Los Angeles County probate court Zoom session and, for the first time in her 13-year conservatorship, will speak before judge about the people running her personal and financial…

South L.A.-bred entrepreneur LaRuth Wright was entrusted with the remains of an untold number of loved ones during the height of the pandemic, writer Rex Weiner’s mother among them My mom’s remains—long overdue since her death in January, and now…

The world’s most famous conservatee has found a couple of unlikely allies in reps Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan The battle for Britney Spears suddenly shifted to Capitol Hill this week with a letter signed by two Republican lawmakers urging the powerful…

In a motion filed on Election Day in L.A. Superior Court, 38-year-old pop star Britney Spears is petitioning to have her father, Jamie Spears, removed from his legally mandated role as conservator of her estate, a position he’s held for a dozen…

As I pack the FedEx box addressed to the Interference Archive in Brooklyn, New York—a nonprofit study center for “objects created as part of social movements by the participants themselves: posters, flyers, publications, zines, t-shirts and buttons,…

A grassroots campaign to #FreeBritney from her father’s legal guardianship is exposing a shadow industry that critics say preys on high-net-worth individuals under mental and emotional duress Shortly after noon on a sunny day last May, reporters…

#FreeBritney troops showed up in force at L.A. County Superior Court on Wednesday while lawyers huddled before Judge Brenda J. Penny in a closed hearing to determine the status of a conservatorship that has controlled every facet of the pop princess’…

On August 28, 1967 a fifteen-year old black girl from Mt. Kisco, New York was admitted to the Hudson Training School for Girls. During her four months there she received letters from family, friends, and lovers. A few years later, while cleaning out…

FROGTOWN REGULARLY SEES ITS SHARE OF GARAGE SALE TREASURES, but a Vietnam-era minesweeper out of the original box with khaki wearable harness is probably not everybody’s must-have. Browsers milling about the Denby Street lot on a slow summer Sunday,…

Last month a controversial French company and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation rolled out the blue-carpet at a full-launch party for BlueLA, an eco-friendly car-sharing service. BlueLA enjoys enthusiastic municipal backing for its mission…

Purely as a cinematic work, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, is a quietly powerful movie that tells an important story from the past that is all too relevant today. It’s about politics. It’s about personal responsibility. It…

Copyright Capital & Main “We don’t block, slow, throttle content” flashed the bright blue GIF on my Twitter feed. Huh? Oh, right — it was July 12, Net Neutrality Day of Action, and the animation begging my attention was sponsored by Comcast, the…

If put under a large enough stethoscope and asked to cough, America would appear to require an ambulance. Amidst a dark and gathering cloud of negative indicators, death rates for cardiovascular disease and drug overdoses are up nationally, according…