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SCOTT TOLLESON – NOSELLOTS PLUSHES Cute, devious, and argyle-clad plush monsters. SCOTT TOLLESON – BUTTON PARTY! Sets of five buttons featuring neat designs by artist Scott Tolleson. 5 MINUTE CANDLE Package includes four matchstick books of candles. FUNKO X NBA – POP! JEREMY LIN VINYL FIGURE The Linsanity continues. POKETO WALLETS – GARY BASEMAN Los Angeles artist Gary Baseman’s creations in wallet form. SHIPPON SELF-WATERING MINI PLANTERS Hang the little cat, monkey, or dog on a cup filled with water and watch the plant grow from its bag!
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      * James Kochalka artwork will be available today at ~5pm pst CAROLYN SUSUKI — ASSORTED CARDS Carolyn Suzuki designs the cutest cards around. Show your loved ones you care and have good design sense. TAKASHI MURAKAMI — ASSORTED GOODS A new exhibition by Takashi Murakami will be opening in Los Angeles later this month!   TOKIDOKI — UNICORNO BLIND BOX The Unicornos were once 11 little ponies that were out trotting and wandered into a magic waterfall. COLOR INK BOOK — VOLUME 16 Color the drawings of your favorite contemporary artists. COMETBUS #54 IN CHINA WITH GREEN DAY 2 Aaron Cometbus, a roadie for Green Day in their early indie punk days, rejoins the band on the road after nearly twenty years and heads to Asia. RADON RAVIS FRISTOE & AARON COMETBUS Radon was a ’90s punk band whose legend stretched from Tallahassee to Boca Raton. ZIP HOPS — ZIPPER PULL Random assortment of either microphone, boom box, turntable, mixing board, or headphones! GAMA-GO — BITE ME BOTTLE OPENER This stainless steel vampire teeth bottle opener is sure to allow you to quench your insatiable thirst.  
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  ZONEPLEX BOARD GAME RELEASE PARTY + GAME NIGHT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 6:30-10PM Giant Robot, Angry Bananas, Attractmode, Mysterian Games, and Meat Bun Presents: Zoneplex – a board game! Created by gamers, Shelby Cinca and Niklas Akerblad is a game that’s part of the new movement of analog board games which are back. Instead of the typical Monopoly, Risk, etc, a new generation of board games are emerging and Zoneplex is one of them. If analog gaming isn’t your cup of tea, then don’t despair. Also featured will be digital games created by the same developers. More info. Facebook event. PUPPET POWER HOUR JEROME LU READING & SIGNING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2-4PM Please join Jerome Lu of Hyperactive Monkey at GR2 for Puppet Power Hour! Yes, he uses puppets to read! We’ll have puppets and books on hand. There will be: live reading, book signing, coloring contest, puppet toy release, and refreshments. More info. Facebook event. TOKIDOKI HEAD FIGURE Cute and collectible head figures of classic Tokidoki characters. AIRPLANT & GLASS TERRARIUM Each glass terrarium comes with its own Mexican Ionantha airplant and decorative earthy filling. MATCHSTICK FLOWERS Just rip out a matchstick and stick in a soil pot and watch them grow! HOOKED HANDS TOTORO PLUSH X-MAS ORNAMENT Adorable Totoro Christmas ornament. HOOKED HANDS TOTORO PLUSH Knitted with acrylic wool and filled with plush stuffing. GAMA-GO ZOMBIKEYS KEY COVERS Escape the Zombie Apocalypse with your own collection of zombie head key covers. GAMA-GO COLD FISH ICE CUBE TRAY Turn your drink into a Koi fish pond of fun with this Cold Fish ice cube tray. GAMA-GO BATTLE ROYALE T-SHIRT Yeti and Deathbot are set to fight again. GAMA-GO BOWLING PARTY T-SHIRT Yeti and Kaiju join forces for some bowling fun. GAMA-GO CRAFT MICE T-SHIRT These mice are crafty and they work together! GAMA-GO ART SCHOOL BUNNY T-SHIRT Get this for the art school bunny in your life. POST-IT SHOW 8 DECEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 16 BEGINS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 6-10PM Roster of artists. More info. Facebook event.         UGLYDOLL SNOWFLAKES – HOW TO MAKE THEM By ERIC NAKAMURA It’s not difficult. These are among the easier snowflakes to make including templates! >> GR2: SUSIE GHAHREMANI – WORK AND NON WORK SET 2 By GIANT ROBOT NEWS A new batch of photos from the opening reception. >> GR2: BEAU SIA AND AMBER TAMBLYN READING (VIDEO) By GIANT ROBOT NEWS This is Beau Sia and Amber Tamblyn reading at GR2. Beau Sia’s new book The Undisputed Greatest Writer of All Time. >> SHOW REVIEWS: SISU AND COLLEEN GREEN AT THE SATELLITE, BOOST AND BILLY SHEEHAN AT KING KING By MARTIN WONG I finally got around to catching Dum Dum Girls drummer Sandy in the outfit that she fronts, SISU, on Friday at The Satellite. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025        
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