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State of the Union

WEDNESDAY
• JMP with DJs J. Rocc and Melo D of the Beat Junkies and Peanut Butter Wolf are at the Knitting Factory tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $5. [21+]
• At the House of Blues Sunset, catch the Violent Femmes with The Bell Rays at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $25.
• AFI at ArcLight presents a screening of the 1931 classic Frankenstein at 8 PM.
• The Hammer Museum features a panel discussion on "Truth, Justice and the Politics of Comics" at 7 PM, with guests David Rees (Get Your War On), Jen Sorenson (Slowpoke Comics), Lalo Alcaraz (La Cucaracha), and Ho Che Anderson (King).
Click here for our list of this week's events.
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But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.
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His latest solo exhibition is titled “Flutterluster,” showing at Los Angeles gallery Matter Studio. It features large works that incorporate what Huss describes as a “fluttering line” that he’s been playing with ever since he was a child — going on 50 years.
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It's set to open by mid-to-late February.
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The new Orange County Museum of Art opens its doors to the public on Oct. 8.
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Cosplayers will be holding court once again and taking photos with onlookers at the con.
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Littlefeather recalls an “incensed” John Wayne having to be restrained from assaulting her and being threatened with arrest if she read the long speech Brando sent with her.