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Lights, camera, Hello Kitty! Sanrio just opened its second flagship location in the heart of Hollywood. The boutique is chock full of new and vintage Hello Kitty merchandise, adorable -- and yummy -- ...

The first Hello Kitty Con, which ended Sunday, made many guests want to go back to their childhood homes to poke around in bedroom desk drawers for long left behind Hello Kitty pencils, tape ...

I'm writing to you from a place of defeat. I'm not proud of it, but I'm willing to acknowledge it as fact – I gave myself nearly two months to track down the rare Hello Kitty Xbox Crystal in person, ...

Sanrio, Inc. Lights, camera, Hello Kitty! Sanrio just opened its second flagship location in the heart of Hollywood. The boutique is chock full of new and vintage Hello Kitty merchandise, adorable -- ...

You know that over-sized Minnie Mouse sweatshirt your mom bought you when you were 10 years old and has been hidden in your closet ever since? Well bring it back out — because it seems that our ...

Sanrio's most famous character is taking over L.A. this weekend By Stephanie Chan Hello Kitty Convention - H 2014 With Hello Kitty turning 40, you can bet she’s throwing a party — and not just any ...

LOS ANGELES — Marty Garrett and Salumeh Eslamieh gave up their garage for Hello Kitty. The married couple turned the garage of their San Francisco home into a permanent showroom for their vast Hello ...

One of the first things I ever loved was a Hello Kitty diary. Yes, there were stuffed animals (Snuffy the bear, RIP), sticker books and an American Girl doll or two, but it’s the red Sanrio diary from ...