Mariella Rudi

Los Angeles

Freelance Journalist and Writer at Freelance

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When Disaster Called, L.A.’s Realtor-Influencers Were Ready

2 months ago | msn.com | Mariella Rudi

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When Disaster Called, L.A.’s Realtor-Influencers Were Ready

2 months ago | dwell.com | Mariella Rudi

Armed with industry knowledge and online followings, brokers are helping those displaced by the wildfires. For some, it’s meant confronting “the market knows best.”The cadaver dogs were just beginning to sniff through the burnt ruins when a TMZ paparazzo caught celebrity realtor Josh Altman for his take on the "all-American town" of Pacific Palisades. "People are already trying to sell their dirt," said the former Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star.
Engaging with Grief at the Death Café

Aug 14, 2024 | doubleblindmag.com | Mariella Rudi

It’s a delicate tango to try and eat a cupcake while a stranger details his father’s suicide. Do I steal a bite during his silent cry? Is it somehow worse to nurse the half-eaten dessert-in-waiting? I know from experience that someone’s chewing doesn’t matter much when sharing the story of the worst day of your life. Talking—plus time—is the only cure for grief. You get a taste of both at the death café, a kaffeeklatsch dedicated to the inevitable.
Inside the secret poker games opening doors in L.A.'s art scene

May 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Mariella Rudi

Painter Sarah Kim realized soon after her move from New York to Los Angeles that learning Texas Hold ’Em would pay off. She’d heard whispers of an ultra-exclusive, high-stakes “art game” involving L.A.'s major artists, dealers and collectors going back decades. Trailing casino chip crumbs at gallery exhibits and artist studios, “It was clear to me that poker was a huge part of the art world in L.A.,” she said.
Inside the secret poker games opening doors in L.A.'s art scene

May 1, 2024 | latimes.com | Mariella Rudi

Painter Sarah Kim realized soon after her move from New York to Los Angeles that learning Texas Hold ’Em would pay off. She’d heard whispers of an ultra-exclusive, high-stakes “art game” involving L.A.’s major artists, dealers and collectors going back decades. Trailing casino chip crumbs at gallery exhibits and artist studios, “It was clear to me that poker was a huge part of the art world in L.A.,” she said.
Looking for L.A.'s art cool kids? They're hosting exhibits in laundry rooms and garages

Feb 29, 2024 | latimes.com | Mariella Rudi

For some Los Angeles galleries, home is where the art is — or it’s in the laundry room, also known as Quarters Gallery, inside Nina Muccia’s two-bedroom Los Feliz duplex. The 32-square-foot space marked its first anniversary in March with a group show, “Hoarders,” of 50-plus works on clothespins, the breaker box and shelves usually reserved for dryer sheets and Tide Pods.
Writer Venita Blackburn on ‘Dead in Long Beach, California’

Jan 16, 2024 | vulture.com | Mariella Rudi

encounter With Dead in Long Beach, California, she takes on the kind of grief that can lead to deception. In 2008, Venita Blackburn’s mother died unexpectedly — and at first, one of Blackburn’s brothers refused to tell his daughter, for whom their mother had been an important maternal figure. Whenever anyone suggested he break the news, he would deflect and evade. His way of handling the death shattered his sister. But it also fascinated her.
Why so many L.A. creatives meet up at a secret, underground spot: Ikea

Oct 26, 2023 | latimes.com | Mariella Rudi

1 Genius Ikea hacks aren’t just for the products. Showrooms across the globe play host to first dates, birthday parties, epic games, disco naps and an eye-rolling amount of pranks. But at Ikea Burbank, the mega-chain’s , an underground crew is at work on a new scheme for the prefab utopia: artist’s haven. Testing the boundaries of the three-story, 22-acre site is Ikea Residency, an unofficial (and unsanctioned) collective of artists, writers and makers in Los Angeles.
‘Scary Movie 3’ at 20: Still Kills

Oct 20, 2023 | drudge-report.net | Mariella Rudi

The horror parody’s threequel remains the smartest dumb movie of its era.Read More
‘Scary Movie 3’ at 20: Still Kills

Oct 20, 2023 | nyti.ms | Mariella Rudi

Critic’s NotebookThe horror parody’s threequel remains the smartest dumb movie of its era. Oct. 20, 2023, 11:27 a.m. ETJust before Halloween 20 years ago, the slasher spoof “Scary Movie” released its third installment, a truly unserious sendup of “The Ring,” “8 Mile,” M. Night Shyamalan and pop culture at large. I died of laughter watching it as a preteen — that it was immature and in bad taste was entirely the point.