Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

It was a matter of time. The man who played with power, grace and fairness for a 7 foot 5 inch Chinese man in the NBA, is now in politics. At 31, he’s in a political advisory group for Shanghai and will surely climb ranks if he chooses. He’s probably the most popular athlete in the history of China.  
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The bad boy who ruined the careers of many, apparently has the golden ticket. He gets to reappear and do work in the exact place where it was said that the triad fathers of some of the starlets would kill him, make him eat feces and so forth, but apparently he’s either dead, ate it or just has weathered the test of time. He’s back. TV won’t let him back on yet, so the ad is just online, but there he is. If you’re new to the scandal then just google and you’ll see… (Ad Age China – Edison Chen) [youtube]Nw1ieptt0GE[/youtube]
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GR2. The dry run. It was 6:35pm and we’re scheduled to be open at 6:30pm. We heard some knocks, people are standing outside, some just opened the door and walked in. It signaled the opening of GR2. There was no speech or meditations on the project, it was a situation of having to be ready because of what the clock told us. As each minute passed us, we were muttering “we need to open,” and then even while we were not quite done, we opened the doors. People drifted in looking up and around. Those who frequent GR2, noticed a huge difference, those who don’t, just walked in as if this is how it’s always been.

It took a little over a week and the new GR2 is done. This isn’t the grand re-opening, we’re saving that for after the tweaks and so forth. Year of the Dragon show Jan 28th. It’ll be manager Michelle Borok’s last art show before she moves to Mongolia. Sadness for us and a strong hello to Mongolia. GR2 will be a work in progress and hopefully it’ll continue that way for a while.

 

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This is getting strange. Imagine Hello Kitty has a profile? Not a story or past or likes and dislikes, but an actual profile. This is what Hello Kitty looks like when it’s facing forward in a profile. There’s no nose, it’s eye has a lash and although it’s called Hellosmile, there no mouth. This is actually a project to put out the word on cervical cancer. So basically, the name, the new logo, the jet and the actual reason is makes little sense. A smile is always nice, but it’s actual tie in, not quite fitting. The plane’s route is a simple one as it’s going from Haneda to Sapporo at this time. You most likely won’t see it.
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In Germany a duo of artists Kate Hers and Hanji Rhee are bartering Kimchi as part of this art show. You bring your own item of some sort, and you fit out a form to exchange it. It’s part of a larger project to get people to understand each other just a little bit better. It’s a simple concept, but has gigantic hopes and dreams. There are more photos and you can listen to the report. (PRI – Kimchi Shop)
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