Just a little reminder about the free outdoor screening of Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Ponyo) this weekend. Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki enhances his legendary reputation as one of the world’s most visionary filmmakers with this amazing animated adventure. Howl’s Moving Castle follows the story of Sophie, an 18-year-old girl who [...]

Take one look at Sophie Snow and you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that she is the woman behind Happy Six, the chain boutique (there are now two in Southern California) exploding in Hello Kitty and other kawai goodness. What you would be surprised to learn is that the ethnically Tieuchiu Chinese and her family [...]