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The New York Japan Cinefest Reveals 10th Anniversary Program

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The Press Release:
A film festival that introduces Japanese-themed short films, New York Japan CineFest, is having its 10th anniversary this year from November 17th to November 21st online only. Hosted by Mar Creations with the partners, CYBER New York, Japan Information and Culture Center (Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.), Short Short Film Festival, Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Aichi International Women’s Film Festival, and Kadoma International Film Festival.

We decided to go online for our screening again this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and we also are celebrating our 10th anniversary with 14 new short films and 6 of the best short films from the past events between 2012 to 2020 out of 120 films. We have films from the Philippines, Canada, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Japan.
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The Toy Association Reveals The 2022 “Toy Of The Year” Finalists

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Hello my friends and lovers of all things toy-related, I am here to once again showcase the rundown of the “Toy Of The Year” finalists as selected by the fine folks over at the Toy Association. Since a lot has changed in our creative presentations since I last discussed this particular topic, I am here to also tell you that you must continue on over to the Ken Pierce Media website for the full rundown and press release. As a content creator who has been attending the Toy Fair since 2011, I’ve come to use both “The Chronicles” and PiercingMetal for event features as time marched on. With the launch of Ken Pierce Media in 2020, I felt that some larger broadcasts worked better via that channel. So please click HERE for the full list and leave any comments you might have about the matter on that site as well.

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At the time of this writing its far too early to know if we shall be attending the 2022 Toy Fair but I’d love to continue along with it. At present the Javits Center is open for business once again and we recently attended the New York Comic Con and will be heading to the Anime NYC convention as well in the coming weeks. The world around us is changing on an almost weekly basis so who knows what December or even January will bring. That’s all I have to say about this matter but do head over to Ken Pierce Media to see the rundown and make sure to follow that outlet on the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as well. We’d love to have you along with us there.

Mondo.NYC Announces Full Schedule for Sixth Annual Music, Arts & Technology Conference

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The Press Release:
Starting online at 10am Tuesday, October 12, 2021 through on Friday, October 15, 2021, Mondo.NYC kicks off their sixth annual festival with the goal of connecting fans and creators in a shared mission of empowering artists and advancing ideas in the ever-changing global music and technology business. The conference will consist of virtual panels featuring over 200 leading music, arts, media and tech executives and entrepreneurs, round table discussions and workshops, private one-on-ones, live performances, and networking. In the evenings, live music showcases both in-person and online will be streamed to Mondo.NYC attendees.

In a joint statement, Mondo.NYC’s co-founders Bobby Haber and Joanne Abbot Green said, “We are incredibly proud to return for our sixth year with an amazing slate of speakers for the conference, as well our hybrid presentation of live music showcases each night from some of New York’s finest indie venues. In our decades of producing events, it has been a shared goal of ours to build a community where all of us can gather to pursue actionable best practices, technological innovations, career pathways, and equal opportunities for all, and we’re thrilled how Mondo will achieve that in 2021.”
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LCD Soundsystem Announces “20” Date Brooklyn Steel Residency

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Though I don’t really know much about the Indie Rock band known as LCD Soundsystem, I couldn’t pass up lauding the news that they will doing a “20” show residency at the Brooklyn Steel venue. The poster and run of dates are below and the good thing about this kind of announcement is the hope that we are gettng closer and closer to a more normalized state of life…

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NFL Announces Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

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The Press Release:
The first Super Bowl in Los Angeles this century will feature a star-studded halftime show befitting of Hollywood.

Pepsi, the NFL and Roc Nation announced Thursday that Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13 on NBC and Telemundo, and streaming live on Peacock.


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