Tag: Events

Art, Comics

Jerry Ma and Friends Bring The Monkey King Back to Chinatown

Keith Chow

Five years ago in the before times, my Secret Identities partner-in-crime Jerry Ma exhibited a solo art show called A Chinatown Odyssey about a modern interpretation of The Monkey King and his adventures throughout New York’s Chinatown. Well, for this AAPI Heritage Month, Jerry and the Monkey King are back at Pearl River Mart, but this time he’s brought along some legendary comics artist pals for the ride.

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Animation, Theme Parks

Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival 2024 Begins

Michael Lee

The annual Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival kicks off at the Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, CA, today. Until April 22, guests can enjoy heaping helpings of limited-time food and beverages, entertainment, merchandise, cooking demonstrations, seminars, and more inspired by California’s diverse culinary scene.

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DC Comics, Interview, Movies

Changing “Harleywood” with the ‘Birds of Prey’

Mike Manalo

Change is in the air, ladies and gentleman! And this weekend, Los Angeles got a taste of that, when Margot Robbie, director Cathy Yan, and the full cast and crew of Birds of Prey took over Hollywood, in a gloriously chaotic stunt that turned the city into “Harleywood” for four-straight mayhem-fueled days. The massive Hollywood and Highland Center was home to the outfits, vehicles, and props of the film, as well as special photo activations and makeup demonstrations.

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Conventions, DC Comics, Movies

The ‘Birds of Prey’ Hit ComplexCon

Mike Manalo

Anyone who visited ComplexCon in Long Beach, CA this weekend was in for a fantabulous surprise, as Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey hit the convention floor! Join them and make yourself a hell of a stylish video! Here’s a look at the fun booth!

Be sure to check it out when you visit ComplexCon between now and November 3!

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) hits theaters in February 2020!

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Horror, Movies1 Comment

Photos from the ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ Artifact Tour Truck

Mike Manalo

The Conjuring creep show is coming to your town with a new immersive touring experience: The Annabelle Comes Home Artifact Tour Truck experience!

Starting in LA and working its way down to Las Vegas before hitting Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas, the haunted caravan of horrors simulates the Warrens’ Artifact Room from the hit Conjuring Universe films, ending with a terrifying encounter with the creepy doll herself, Annabelle!

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Cosplay, Marvel, Movies

Photos from 20th Century Fox’s “COSMIX” X-Men Event!

Mike Manalo

Last week Fox, IW Group, and The Nerd Reactor teamed up to put on a pretty x-citing event to commemorate 19 years of the X-Men film legacy at Downtown Los Angeles’ Wisdome LA! The event featured three EDM musical acts, including up-and-coming rising star Wenzday, as well as some amazing fire dancers and, of course, the immersive art pieces that you could only see at the Wisdome. Check out the photos from the event below:

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Today at Apple: You Can Be Heroes

Keith Chow

This Saturday, May 25 at 11am I will be joined by artist Jamie Noguchi for a Today at Apple session at the new flagship Apple Store in Washington D.C.’s historic Carnegie Library. This kid-friendly event is free and open to the public, just sign up here.

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Cosplay, Marvel, Movies

Calling LA NOCs: Join Us for a ‘Dark Phoenix’ Party

Mike Manalo

Admit it. You’ve wanted to join the X-Men since you were a kid! You’ve wanted the cool powers, the costumes, and the chance to be X-Traordinary (not that you’re not now, everyone’s special — but like, I mean superpowers special, dude)! Well now’s your chance to rock your X-Men best and party like a mutant!

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Art, Movies

#StarringJohnCho Comes to Life in New York City Art Show

Keith Chow

Back in April 2016, I helped launch the #whitewashedOUT hashtag alongside YA author Ellen Oh and a whole team of Asian American activists and authors. If you recall, the spring of 2016 was a rough time to be an Asian American consumer of pop culture.

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Moonlight Forest: Magical Lantern Festival Lights Up Los Angeles

Laura Sirikul

For the first time ever, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden will host a beautiful lantern festival called the Moonlight Forest. Celebrating nature, art, and culture, the gardens have been transformed into magical night landscapes illuminated by beautiful, hand-crafted lanterns.

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