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San Francisco General Hospital Foundation ‘Heroes & Hearts’ luncheon today at Union Square

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.11.2010

The fifth annual Heroes & Hearts luncheon takes place today at Union Square in San Francisco. Proceeds support the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (SFGHF).…

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An ode to Valentine’s Day… candy hearts

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.11.2010

Valentine’s Day is all about love. But that love can be for many things. Like your dog. Your large screen TV. Or maybe getting the…

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The mural inspired by Alfaro’s ‘Oedipus el Rey’ by artists Canby and Knox

BY LONI STARK — 02.10.2010

The seating arrangement at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco was not the only thing that was changed for the world premiere of Luis Alfaro’s…

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iPad key to expanding Apple’s addressable market

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.10.2010

If you watched the Apple iPad launch event last month, you may have noticed something new, at least in comparison to past extravaganzas. Steve Jobs as…

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Google Buzz app in Android Market: Crap-and-balls or real-deal?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.10.2010

Someone call Yogi Berra. It’s déjà vu all over again. At least I think. After Google announced Google Buzz yesterday, and indicated an app would…

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Filmmaker Alejandro Adams on Cinequest and ‘Babnik’

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.09.2010

Alejandro Adams is a Cinequest veteran. His newest film Babnik (Russian slang for “womanizer”), a World Premiere about the Russian sex trade, marks his third feature…

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Artist Diaries: Altering the foundation colors of the fountain with some Dioxazine Purple

BY LONI STARK — 02.09.2010

This week, I warmed up and lightened the colors of the fountain so that it would not look so foreboding. If you recall, last week,…

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Google announces Google Buzz, a social add-on for Gmail

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.09.2010

Google today, at their Mountain View headquarters, announced Google Buzz. Dubbed a new way to share, communicate within Gmail, “it’s like an entirely new world…

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Making the HBO logo, television intro before Adobe After Effects

BY MONICA TURNER — 02.09.2010

Wonder how special effects were made before cgi? This video, “A Closer Look: Inside HBO’s City” from the 1980s, documents how the company re-branded itself…

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Google Maps navigation on Motorola Droid (and Android) adds night mode

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.09.2010

The already superb built-in navigation on the Motorola Droid (and Android 2.0/2.1) just got even better with the addition of night mode. Yes, please get…