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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art show opening Post-It Show 7 at Giant Robot 2 December 10 – December 29, 2011 Reception: Saturday, December 10, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Giant Robot is proud to present Post-It Show 7 at Giant Robot 2. Curated by artists Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson in conjunction with Giant Robot, the show is slated to feature roughly 2,000 works by noted contributors for only $20. These pieces will be on standard-sized 3″ x 3″ Post-It notes. (Larger sizes of 4″ x 4″ and 6″ x 6″ will cost a bit more.) The pieces will be cash-and-carry, making it a great chance to find one-of-a-kind yet affordable holiday gifts. Thus far, the ever-expanding list of contributors includes the following: Trevor Alixopolous, Erin Althea, Esao Andrews, APAK!, Nick Arciaga, Andrice Arp, T. Edward Bak, Scott Bakal, Dan Barry, Gary Baseman, Michelle Borok, Aaron Brown, Calef Brown, You Jung Byun, Lilli Carre, Christine Castro, Martin Cendreda, Helen Chau, Ching Ching Cheng, James Chong, Joey Chou, Chris Cilla, Angie Clayton, Tim Cochran, Allison Cole, Eleanor Davis, Bob Dob, Seth Drenner, Theo Ellsworth, Ines Estrada, Edie Fake, Evah Fan, Korin Faught, Jesse Fillingham, Michael Fleming, Cam Floyd, Renee French, Nina Frenkel, Shannon Freshwater, Future Colors of America, Nicholas Gazin, Susie Ghahremani, Gabe Gonzales, Kio Griffith, Katherine Guillen, Peter Hamlin, Pam Henderson, John Hendrix, Tim Hensley, Jaime Hernandez, Ryan Heshka, Len Higa, Andrew Holder, Jason Holley, David Horvath, Mina Horvath, Patrick Hruby, Rama Hughes, Ryan Hungerford, Tony Huynh, Mark Ingram, Mari Inukai, Jordin Isip, Rich Jacobs, Yellena James, Levon Jihanian, Hellen Jo, JUURI, Jared Konopitski, Allison Krumwiede, Maple Lam, Travis Lampe, Jeremiah LaTorre, Mashanda Lazarus, Daniel Lim, Christopher Lyles, Liz Mamont, Jed McGowan, Jeff McMillan, James McShane, Monkmus, Brendan Monroe, Rick Morris, Jesse Moynihan, Munkao, Mark Murphy, Gary Musgrave, Eric Nakamura, Shihori Nakayama, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Tom Neely, Tru Nguyen, Anders Nilsen, Mare Odomo, Saejean Oh, Saelee Oh, Ming Ong, Martin Ontiveros, Pacolli, John Pham, Dave Plunkert, Jason Polan, Mimi Pond, Carlos Ramos, Jesse Reklaw, Martha Rich, Andy Ristaino, Julie Robertson, Edward Robin Coronel, Ron Russell, Johnny Ryan, Matthew Salata, Souther Salazar, Brooks Salzwadel, Emilio Santoyo, Scrappers, Ann Shen, David Smith, Owen Smith, Jeff Soto, Dave Stolte, Scott Teplin, Jeremy Tinder, Jesse Tise, Mark Todd, Jen Tong, Shark Toof, Anna Topuriya, Edwin Ushiro, Sara Varon, Jon Vermilyea, Chris Von Szombathy, Liz Walsh, Pen Ward, Esther Pearl Watson, Steven Weissman, Megan Whitmarsh, Kent Williams, Christine Wu, Jeni Yang, Jamie Zollars Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. An opening reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, December 10. For more information about the show, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310)...
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More Yu Darvish news continues. This time in the Atlantic. It’s serious if it gets in here. I do recall him saying that Japan is losing it’s heroes and he doesn’t want to ever leave Japan, but things are changing. In 2011 a 1.44 ERA is quite amazing. He’s a giant out there and this is a lengthy article. (Atlantic – Yu Darvish)
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The brown spots in the sand by Diarrhea Dan? It’s been up for debate the last few days since they were found. Who knows how long they’ve been there in the first place. Mostly likely, from the ground, you can’t tell they’re there. But this might be the most authoritative explanation. According to Jonathon Hill, a Mars mission planner and technician, “The grids of zigzagging white lines seen in two of the images — the strangest of the various desert structures — are spy satellite calibration targets. Satellite cameras focus on the grids, which measure approximately 0.65 miles wide by 1.15 miles long, and use them to orient themselves in space.” (Fox – China Marks)
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This man looks happy and content but it’s only after you was high on meth and killed a bobcat. It’s not that Henry Arnibal killed a bobcat, since there are multiple reasons why one might need to do that, but he also skinned it and ate it while high on meth. It’s funny because he lives in a trailer, fights roosters, and was questioned regarding pot growing. Police saw an animal skin hanging on a fence, and Arnibal was rubbing his belly like Homer. (SF Weekly – Man Eats Bobcat)  
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