Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

She’d be a hit almost anywhere. The Beijing auto show is probably like every other. Girls, cars, girls, cars, girls… one dons a helmet and holds a magazine and for some reason, she’s the star model. She might not be the curviest and perhaps it’s the helmet that intrigues people. We’re merely making excuses at this point. So why was she the “hit” of the auto show? Gladly she was promoting a car magazine called Stylish Auto. (WSJ – Bikini Beijing Model)  
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Went to a couple of last-minutes shows recently… I had noticed that the Lee Ranaldo Band would be playing the Satellite not much more than a mile from home a couple of Tuesdays ago, but didn’t decide to go until I realized that (1) his songs were some of my favorites on the last two Sonic Youth albums and (2) my friend Gabie’s band was opening. How could I not go?

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