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Cover art and interview with artist Rob Sato

FILM
Korean filmmaker Kim Ji-won ain’t nothing but a gorehound

MUSIC
Hong Kong’s God of Vinyl Michael Lau
DMC champ/sound system master DJ Kentaro
The post garage rock fury of The Dirtbombs
The Invisible Cities sighting

INTERVIEW
Oakland A’s catcher/MVP/Hawai’i local Kurt Suzuki

ART
Masakatsu Sashie + T.Rex = ?

ENTERTAINMENT
Actor Hiroshi Watanabe on...

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Food pics work well even on iphone. I didn't eat all of this at once! Above it's Mikawaya wagashi. I like this stuff a lot. I was practically raised on it. One of the most popular one is suama which is the one with the stripes. In Japan, it's something you might get at a wedding or a very special event, but you wouldn't just buy it and snack on it. Friends from Japan think I'm weird when I buy a 4 pack.
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Philip Lumbang – Meet the painter behind the “polite bear” vandalism around Los Angeles

FILM
Wizards of Gore – Gore movie god Yoshihiro Nishimura spills his guts on Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Bill Kong – Producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Fearless, House of Flying Daggers, Lust, Caution, and… Blood: The Last Vampire?
Indie Cinema from India –...

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Cover art by/interview with Deth P. Sun

FILM
Quick Gun Murugan’s Shashanka Ghosh
Asian American Movement documentarian Tad Nakamura
Instant Karma by Sarba Das

MUSIC
Goh Nakamura has guitar, will travel
Daniel Wu vs. MC Jin
Epic Japanese rock band MONO

INTERVIEW
Factory Records co-founder and graphic designer Peter Saville
Chocolate/Nike/Stüssy skater Richard Mulder

ENTERTAINMENT
Paper Hearts...

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