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Editorial

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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Dec 29, 2015

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Around this time of year, we gather as much of the crew as possible to share a meal and discuss highlights from Imprint's previous 12 months. I scribbled down everyone's thoughts on their favorite articles as quickly as I could! Tanya Raukko: "I was really intrigued by Matt Jay’s interview of the 'laboratory for publication' duo,...

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Nov 25, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_12025" align="alignnone" width="790"] Photo on right courtesy of Oliver Seil.[/caption] A few weeks ago, I was asked by my friend James Chu to do a talk for the Art Center Branding Atelier. I don't speak much about my years at Giant Robot magazine these days and branding isn't exactly my specialty. But how could I...

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Oct 21, 2014

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The phone call I got from ABC's Nightline earlier this month wasn't the first time a television producer had contacted me asking if I would provide my take on cosmetic eyelid surgery for Asians. I never asked to be a spokesperson on the topic but I'm pretty sure it started in 2004. A reporter who was...

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Aug 26, 2014

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It was way back in 2002 but I vividly recall driving from my home in Silver Lake to the Giant Robot garage off Sawtelle, listening to KXLU, and hearing what sounded like vintage garage rock from Cambodia. The LMU station is rightfully famous for championing all sorts of great punk rock, post punk, and noise...

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Aug 18, 2014

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I'm thankful that I’ve been able to cobble together some sort of writing career by sharing the great stuff that my friends and future friends do. But while it’s a purposeful form of communication--and possibly even a mutation or mutilation of journalism--I don't consider myself a "real" writer. My friend Ed Lin is a real writer....

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Aug 05, 2014

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Saturday night in Los Angeles was atypical. It was unseasonably muggy all day and eventually it started to rain. Weird but good, especially during a seriously long drought in the Southland. My social calendar was atypical and good as well: I was able to visit three of my favorite artists and friends back to back...

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Jul 29, 2014

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By now you've read about the celebrity hijinks, the sequel and reboot announcements, and the crazy fans who camped in line for hours to enter Hall H. You've seen photos of scandalous or sad cosplay as well as the horrendous traffic all over the city. And it's true that the annual gathering of pop culture...