Exciting news for Firefly and Serenity fans – several cast members from the excellent television show and movie will be featured at the 2016 Long Beach Comic Con! Sean Maher (Simon Tam), Jewel Staite (Kaylee Frye), Summer Glau (River Tam),...
Think your costume is awesome? Then you have a chance to compete against other cosplayers at the seventh annual Long Beach Comic Con in just over a month. The Cosplay Contest at the Long Beach Comic Con will be hosted...
Looking forward to connect with your fellow comics-lovers, sci-fi films, and more? Looking for awesome cosplay? If you’re in the greater Los Angeles area, you’re in luck for the next couple of months! In just over a month in Long...
There is a lot that brewers and breweries cannot do. Navigating the legality of what one can and cannot do is important in any industry, but brewers in California really need to understand their limits. This was the focus of...
A recent presentation at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show featured advice and tips for taking pictures while travelling. During “A Guide to Better Travel Photography”, Ralph Velasco spoke on tips and tricks for travel photography last month. Velasco,...
With most airlines charging for checked luggage these days, there is a financial incentive in packing lightly. To help with such a topic, one speaker at the recent Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show dealt with this issue. “Travel Light...
Dear Reader. I was wrong… What shapes culture? Wait, too broad. Let me back up. What topics do you pick to talk about with your friends? What occupies your imagination? The last time you thought of a spaceship, was it...
The other day, a presentation at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show was given on helpful applications for mobile devices while travelling. The talk, “Travel Smart with Technology”, was presented by Angel Castellanos (about whose presentation last year on...
A talk yesterday in Southern California featured the most famous person to have left the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its protests. Speaking at an Anti-Defamation League of Long Beach/Orange County event in Irvine, Megan Phelps-Roper delivered an abbreviated version...
Yesterday, a panel discussion took place at the Long Beach Comic Expo which focussed on women in comics. Moderated by Barbra Dillon, the panel “Women in Comics” featured Agnes Garbowska, Cat Staggs, and Taki Soma. Largely schewing a focus on...
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