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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hello Kitty Comes to L.A.

A cultural icon turns 40 this year. But she never seems to age. That expressionless face, that bow permanently affixed to the top of her head...they never change. We’re talking about Hello Kitty. A new exhibition devoted to the feline cartoon opens this weekend at the Japanese American National Museum downtown.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 10, 2014 • 1 min read

A cultural icon turns 40 this year. But she never seems to age. That expressionless face, that bow permanently affixed to the top of her head...they never change. We’re talking about Hello Kitty. A new exhibition devoted to the feline cartoon opens this weekend at the Japanese American National Museum downtown.

Hello Kitty x Lady Gaga Plush Dress 2009

Photo Credit: Markus + Indrani, styled by GK Reid

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Andrew Walsh

    Too Beautiful to Live

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Christine Yano

    Curator of the Hello Kitty exhibit. She’s an anthropologist at the University of Hawaii and author of "Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's Trek Across

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