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San Jose Science Fiction
Film analysis: 'Gattaca'
Film Analysis
March 17, 2012
As a genre, science fiction combines science and technology in such a way that the presence of technology can have positive and/or negative effects...
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Review: 2012
Arts & Entertainment
November 15, 2009
Rating: 2 Stars [out of 4] 2012 is the newest film in a long line of end-of-the-world blockbusters, providing cheap thrills with astronomical...
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Review: Surrogates (2009)
Arts & Entertainment
September 26, 2009
Rating: 1.5 Stars [out of 4] Fans of the Surrogates graphic novel are sure to flock to director Jonathan Mostow’s film rendition of the same...
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Memorial Day weekend costuming at Fanime, Clockwork Alchemy and BayCon
The Week Ahead
May 21, 2012
There are three conventions on Memorial Day weekend in the SF Bay Area where costumers can showcase their costumes. Two in San Jose are the anime...
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Christian science-fiction and fantasy perfect for Valentine's Day
Books
February 8, 2012
Valentine's Day brings to mind hearts, staring longingly into one another's eyes, holding hands, and feeling as if one has met their...
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Part 3: Steampunk costuming in the SF Bay Area (costume resources)
Jean Martin
December 15, 2011
In the past two weeks, Gene Forrer from the Steam Federation and Ariane Wolfe from the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition gave us their views of...
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Retro Review: The Cole Protocol
HALO
December 14, 2011
The Cole Protocol, by Tobias Buckell, was something a bit different from the previous novels, in that it did not cover any of the games, or revisit...
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Halloween: To Costume Or Not To Costume? That is the question
Halloween
October 26, 2011
With Halloween coming up in a few days, the costuming frenzy, which began at least a month ago, is reaching its fever pitch. I’ve been...
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Halloween with Poe
Halloween
October 4, 2011
The month of October heralds many events across the United States: nature’s leafy end-of-year fireworks, beer-filled gatherings by...
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Remember the Star Wars Imperial Walkers? The 'AlphaDog' is sci-fi come true
robots
October 1, 2011
It’s housebroken— Robotics company, Boston Dynamics, has developed a walking four-legged robot that can haul up to 400 pounds on its...
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