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Wednesday, July 18,2012
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Greg and Christina Strangman’s urban art movement

San Diego couple sees public art as a means for community change

By Amy T. Granite
Greg Strangman can’t stand blank spaces. Inside his 1962 wood-and-lava-rock, waterfront home in Ocean Beach that he’s named Cape May Modern, there’s nary a wall without a piece of mid-century art on it.
Wednesday, July 11,2012
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Happy hip-hop art by Enosh

Artist’s Crevice Creeps get a prehistoric twist

By Amy T. Granite
The Creepasaurus is not extinct, and it’s not another name for that wrinkly lurker at your community pool.
Wednesday, July 11,2012
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Comic-Con’s underground art event, Cottontail Massacre

It’s a live-art, music and dinner party in Barrio Logan

By Amy T. Granite
Bugs Bunny took quite a few hits in his heyday, but nothing like the scenarios demonstrated by 30 live painters at the Cottontail Massacre, a Comic-Con-inspired underground after-party.
Wednesday, July 11,2012
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The ultimate Comic-Con dead-genda

A list of all things zombie at this year’s fest

Zombie-themed panels, parties, films and more at this year's Comic-Con.
Wednesday, July 11,2012
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Sam Humphries' Con of the dead

Fanboys Vs. Zombies author proves his love for the nerds, offers survival tips in case of apocalypse

By Ryan Bradford
Sam Humphries is a writer who joyfully and explicitly depicts his readers as brainless, drooling humanoids. Yet, he’s pretty quick to defend them.
Wednesday, July 11,2012
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Daryl Dixon needs a hug

Norman Reedus from the ‘The Walking Dead’ talks about his character—the killer cracker with a heart of gold

By Anders Wright
Zombies have taken a big bite out of our cultural consciousness, and they have no greater platform to shamble on than The Walking Dead, the AMC show developed by Frank Darabont, based on Robert Kirkman’s celebrated comic book.
Tuesday, July 3,2012
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Adam Hathorn's busy week during Comic-Con

Adult-cartoon-illustrated skate decks debut in his first solo show

By Amy T. Granite
During Comic-Con, Adam Hathorn's usual focus as a tattoo artist will be elsewhere: His drawing of the early-’60s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Top Cat will be on display in Cartoon Network Gallery and Exhibition.
Tuesday, July 3,2012
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Brandon Roth creates 30 paintings in 30 days

Artist's blog reveals insight and techniques for each day of the challenge

By Amy T. Granite
On May 9, Brandon Roth embarked on a month-long journey that required him to stay put at his Barrio Logan studio (1878 Main St.), completing one painting each day, every day, until he had 30.
Tuesday, July 3,2012
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Mod in Mexico

A small, dedicated contingent of followers keeps the ‘60s British subculture alive in Tijuana

By Alex Zaragoza
It’s a rare sighting in Tijuana, but every so often, amongst the buses cutting off cars full of unbuckled kids, speeding taxis and motorists who see stop signs as mere suggestions, you’ll hear the zippy, wasplike sound of a scooter zigzagging through the chaos.
Wednesday, June 27,2012
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Michael Boshart’s ‘Neat’ bartender portraits

Drink-slinger images will be on view in Barrio Logan

By Amy T. Granite
Michael Boshart is not a photorealist painter; he connects with his subjects, and their emotions, in what he calls a “selective recreation” of his initial drawing, or photograph, of the person.
 
 
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