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“THEY GO INCOGNITO” by STEPH CALVERT
Sheryl Crow once said, “If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad.” I think I may—may—disagree with her wise words in this case only, since I still wholeheartedly agree with her visionary stance on drinking beer at noon on Tuesday. Because, like, heroin makes you [...]

“I Wanna Sing”: Queen Mary karaoke with a live band. 8pm-Midnight.
THE QUEEN MARY Observation Bar, 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach 90802. 562.435.3511; queenmary.com.
Just Like Us: Robots invade Siren, perform mundane tasks.
SIREN 2240 E Fourth St, Long Beach 90814. 562.439.3449.

PHOTO by MARSHALL ASTOR
A couple drinks down in San Pedro and I couldn’t find what I was looking for: the city’s infamous robotic arm. I’d seen it before–a hulking thing perched on top a pole, trailing passersby with a searchlight–but I couldn’t find it last night. Shame.
No matter, though, the thing had been broken for [...]

LBCC Electricity Department Head Scott Fraser teaches the coolest class ever
ILLUSTRATION by ALICE RUTHERFORD
Scott Fraser never planned to be a teacher—let alone end up teaching inside the same classroom where he sat more than 30 years ago.
After completing Long Beach City College’s electrical program in 1977, Fraser spent most of the ’80s and ’90s tinkering [...]