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Dear reader, Indie media fair tomorrow. Note the new venue, The Projector @ Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Rd. Jom will have a booth, where we’ll be selling prints of our art for the first time, and offering discounts on our totes and print issues. From 3-4pm, I’ll...
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