Liz Ohanesian

Mikie Graham at Toy Art Gallery for the opening of his show "The Zombie Art Project"; Credit: Liz Ohanesian

Mikie Graham Creates a Zombie Apocalypse With Playmobil Toys

Liz Ohanesian
Remember Playmobil toys? Those tiny, plastic people that were a part of so many childhood games of make-believe have made a grown up comeback at Toy Art Gallery. This time, though, they appear as zombies. San Francisco-based artist Mikie Graham has brought Zombie Art Project, his series of gory, customized......
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5 Arcade Classics for Your iPhone

Liz Ohanesian
See also: *Family Fun Arcade Prepares to Close After Four Decades *10 Best Arcades in L.A. Ever get the hankering to play some classic arcade games, but, alas, you're nowhere near your arcade? Or your go-to place is Granada Hills' Family Fun Arcade, which is set to close? If you......
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10 Best Arcades in L.A.

Liz Ohanesian
See also: *Family Fun Arcade Prepares to Close After Four Decades *10 Oddball L.A. Museums Worth Seeing *10 Best Standup Comedy Shows in L.A. For those of us who grew up in the 1980s and '90s, arcades were an integral part of our childhood and adolescence. They existed inside malls......
Katsuhiro Otomo holding his "God of Animation" award and Irene Kotlarz

Why Akira Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Is the God of Animation

Liz Ohanesian
Nearly every seat was filled inside REDCAT's small theater on Saturday night when Katsuhiro Otomo took to the stage. The anime auteur was on hand to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for this year's Platform International Animation Festival. The crowd cheered for a screening of his latest short, "Combustible," part......