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YEAR OF THE DRAGONJANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 15NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: YEAR OF THE DRAGON – an art exhibition featuring Dragons! This is the official GR2 Grand Re-Opening as well as our beloved Michelle Borok’s Farewell… Michelle Borok who is coincidentally Year of the Dragon, began as a clerk at Giant Robot LA and quickly found herself managing all locations, curating exhibitions, building the brand, and needless to say, much much more. She will be moving to Mongolia. “While the Year of the Rabbit was characterized by calm and tranquility, the Year of the Dragon will be marked by excitement, unpredictability, exhilaration and intensity. The Rabbit imbues people with a sense of cautious optimism, but people respond to the spirit of the Dragon with energy, vitality and unbridled enthusiasm, often throwing all caution to the wind – which can be an unwise move: The Dragon is all about drama but if you take unnecessary risks, you may find yourself starring in your own personal tragedy.” The exhibition includes work by: Andrice Arp, Robert Bellm, Aaron Brown, Elliot Brown, Stasia Burrington, Bjorn Calleja, Ako Castuera, Sean Chao, Louise Chen, Shawn Cheng, James Chong, Luke Chueh, Chris Cilla, Jesse Fillingham, Cam Floyd, Harrison Freeman, Renee French, Gabe Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Joe Hahn, Nao Harada, Hiro Hayashi, David Horvath, Kerry Horvath, Martin Hsu, Mark Ingram, Mari Inukai, Elizabeth Ito, Marc Johns, Jeremiah LaTorre, Little Friends of Printmaking, Tessar Lo, Bradford Lynn, Miso, Gary Musgrave, Mark Nagata, Ming Ong, Martin Ontiveros, Sana Park, Sidney Pink, Jarrett Quon, Jesse Reklaw, Sara Saedi, Ryan Jacob Smith, Dave Stolte, Ken Taya, Edwin Ushiro, Christine Vincent, Steven Weissman, Heidi Woan, Yoskay Yamamoto, Jeni Yang, Yejin Oh, Sashiko Yuen ELLIOT BROWN PABST DRAGON HIRO HAYASHI GROWING STRONG MARI INUKAI TATSU-DOSHI ROBERT BELLEM WATER VS. FIRE VIEW THE ENTIRE EXHIBIT GAME NIGHT 8 MONACO: WHAT’S YOURS IS MINE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 7-10PM In conjunction with the Attract Mode, Meat Bun apparel, Angry Bananas, and LA Game Space, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night 8, an event that takes place at GR2 about every two months. For this eighth installment, we are featuring Monaco. Monaco is a 1 to 4-player cooperative crime caper inspired by classic French heist movies and set in modern day Monte Carlo. It can be summed up as ‘Pac-Man Meets Hitman.’ In 2010 Monaco won the Independent Game Festival Awards Grand Prize for Best Independent Game, as well as the award for Excellence in Design. It is still in development, and this is a rare opportunity to play the in-progress title and interact with creator Andy Schatz and producer Andy Nguyen. HELLO SPRING!A GROUP ART EXHIBITIONFEBRUARY 18 – MARCH 7 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 6:30-10PM Featuring: APAK, Ulises Farinas, Renee French, Pamela Henderson, Albert Reyes, and Erika Yamashiro. DVD...
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WHO: California video game fans and music and art lovers of all ages WHEN: Friday, Feb. 10 6-10 p.m. WHERE: iam8bit Gallery 2147 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
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(Art by spoon+fork.)
“I’m not your boss or anything,” Howard said when I came back to the stand. “You know, though, that your lunch hour was too long today.”
“Go take your lunch now,” I told him. “I’ll give you an extra half hour today.”
“Well, I’d rather wait a little bit,” he said. “You know I like to eat late in the afternoon.”
“Just go now,” I said annoyed. “You can take as long as you want.”
“Can’t argue with that!” he said and promptly disappeared.
I turned my back on the order window and sat on the counter. I decided to make myself a grilled-cheese sandwich because it wasn’t a burger. I tried to save money by eating as much as I could at the stand, and then taking a burger or two home for reheating and I was already sick of them.
Imagine, the maid cafes that sprouted all over Japan had a beginning that was one part coffee shop and one part waitress uniform. The outfits were breast enhancing in the most obvious way, they outlined the bulbous area. The shops are nearly extinct, although one exists in Hawaii and Japan. The food looks standard, but the impact of the outfits in a food place became indelible. Maid cafes in Akihabara are synonymous with the sneaky peeping. (Kotaku – Anna Miller’s)
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