I write to tell stories. I believe that there a some professions in the world that will last forever: doctor or a nurse, teacher, builder and a storyteller. I write also to become myself, more so day by day. Writing is a way to shape out visible and invisible, in myself as well as in the world - Eppu Nuotio
Below are select clips published in both print and online formats. Please check back often as new pieces are always added.
Culture + Features
Gay Skating Thrives at a Long Time Los Angeles Rink, Glendale News Press
Best of What's Next: Miike Snow, Paste magazine
Women in Trouble, Bitch magazine
Ladies of the Caucasus Go Head to Head at Eurovision, ArmeniaNow
Best of What's Next: Mamer, Paste magazine
Concert Review: 100 Monkeys Sizzle Their Fans, Glendale News Press
Video - Taste of the World: Armenia Festival Featuring KCRW's Tom Schnabel,ianyanmag
The Art of Dave Devries, Burbank Leader
Opening Act Steals the Show, Glendale News Press
The Lost Days of the Drive-In, Scene Magazine
Theater Review: Pay a 'Visit' to Mr. Green, Burbank Leader
Haunted House Returns After Hiatus, Burbank Leader
Professor’s Travels in Iraq with Chuck Norris, The Daily Sundial
Getting Erotic in L.A: Photo Essay and Review, Los Angeles CityZine
The Ice House: Mix and Mingle at L.A's Finest Comedy Club, The Outlook Newspaper
Jesus Christ Superstar: A Whole Lotta (Good) Buzz, Los Angeles CityZine
News
Unclaimed Kin in Los Angeles Piling Up, Spot.us
Culture Clash: Armenian and Hispanic Relations in the Past, Present and Future, Ararat Magazine
Three Dogs Rescued at Foreclosed Home, Glendale News-Press (Front page)
Thousands in Los Angeles Protest Armenia-Turkey Protocols, ianyanmag
MS Patient Turned Mountain Climber Reaches for the Sky, Glendale News Press
Iranian Armenians: The Iran Election and its Aftermath, ianyanmag
Silva Harotonian Released from Iranian Prison, ianyanmag
Newsflash: New Species of Infectious Disease Found, Los Angeles CityZine
Local Students Lauded By City Council For Efforts, The Outlook Newspaper
City Remembers 9/11 in Wake of Katrina, The Outlook Newspaper
Film
Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Royally Delivers, Mania
Interview: True Blood's Alan Ball, Mania
Dysfunctional relationships in genre films, Mania
Coraline Presses all the Right Buttons, Mania
Review: Momma’s Man, ScreenCraveInterview: Ben Kingsley, ScreenCrave
Review: Waltz With Bashir, ScreenCrave
Personal Essays
Thoughts on the Armenian Genocide, 94 Years later, ianyan mag
iPhone Photo Essay: Sky Highway, Los Angeles CityZine
The Armenian Taxi Cab Driver, ianyan magFood
A Taste of Chai in Venice, Edible Los Angeles
Organization Shares Bounty: Food Forward, Glendale News Press
Food for Thought: Eating Our Way to Peace, ianyanmag
Scrumptious Survival Kit, Edible Los Angeles
Dining Out: Best Breakfast Burritos Just a Cottage Away, Burbank Leader
A Taste of Smalltown USA: A Day at the Watermelon Festival, LAist
Food in Unusual Places: IKEA, Los Angeles CityZine
The Pleasures of the Pomegranate, Los Angeles CityZine
Illustration
Lavendar Wands, Edible Los Angeles
