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Feb 28, 2017

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I vividly recall the feeling when Superflat show opened at MOCA. The line stretched across the Pacific Design Center campus, music was blasting from a tented reception area, and contemporary art was suddenly cool for fans of fashion, comics, and rock 'n' roll. The annual L.A. Art Book Fair at MOCA in Little Tokyo is kind...

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Apr 19, 2016

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Over time, the art of storytelling has come a long way--from teaching lessons to building religions to selling products--and I can understand why. It's more fun and effective to tell stories than philosophize or tell people what to do. And so on Sunday, community s p a c e s will be presenting Chinatown Storytelling Workshop. The...

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Feb 16, 2016

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Last Friday, I went to the LA Art Book Fair and bought a bunch of comics and zines from old friends and some newly made ones. Yes, one can find plenty of serious galleries and art books at the annual event, but I guess I have trashy taste that goes with my thin wallet. Actually,...

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Jan 12, 2016

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"In the early 1940s, there was a spot in central California between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley where Japanese Americans hung out. Coming from each of the Western states, they gardened, painted pictures, published newspapers, composed poetry, made babies, and played volleyball and baseball there." I totally remember writing "Return to Manzanar" for Giant Robot...

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Dec 01, 2015

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Sharing ideas and aesthetics through the printed page was an awesome experience, especially since my friend Eric and I had started off with the most humble form of journalism--the zine. And for our publication to push a subculture and build a community whose impact would trickle up into the mainstream was never anticipated or even...

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Apr 28, 2015

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On Sunday, I attended KXLU Fest II. Getting to see one of my favorite bands, The Muffs, for free on the campus of Loyola Marymount University was pretty rad. Even better, it was all-ages show so I could take my 7-year-old daughter and go with my sister and her family! Immediately we saw my old...

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Apr 07, 2015

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Sawtelle is a lot different from when I used to hang out there regularly, circa 2001-2010 when Eric Nakamura and I made Giant Robot mag just a few blocks away in his garage. There were more JA nurseries, shops, and places that sold kimonos and wooden slippers, and fewer fusion restaurants and trendy eateries. But...

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Feb 17, 2015

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On Sunday, I made a last-minute decision to check out the LA zine fest at the nearby Armenian cultural center. It was only five minutes away and free, so why not? I love zines and in addition to helping to found and make some (Giant Robot, Robot Power), I have also contributed to more than...

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Feb 03, 2015

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Every Super Bowl weekend, a large group of people gathers in Los Angeles to get stoked, give bro hugs, and share high fives. Not football fans but collectors of art books from photocopied, staple-and-fold zines to deluxe coffee table collectables to everything in between. My wife and I were only able to drop in to...