Check this out: A Tower To Change Its Shape Every Hour. Apparently, an Italian-Israeli architect, David Fisher is planning to create a tower in Dubai that will have rotating floors. Makes me think of that series of horror films about a people trapped inside of a Rubix cube like cage that would change and move […]
Inside the October 2007 issue — the 2-Year Anniversary issue — you’ll find: An interview with the Goth rock band The Last Dance The fashions of Kristi Smart The comics of Jon Hastings A special visit to The Vaults in Scotland And so much more The issue is available in both PDF and HTML formats, […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (192kb) Historic Moments and Observances with a Genre Twist Since most observations happen around the same time each year, it can be hard to keep this column fresh. But, you’ll see that, so far, I’ve managed to do just that. October is Dinosaur Month. Dinosaurs have practically created their own […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (584kb) A Night in . . . the Vaults By Silke Schmidt Freelance writer Silke Schmidt finds more than she bargains for on a tour of haunted Scotland. A gusty wind is drawing thick fog from the sea into the narrow streets of Edinburgh’s old town as I leave the […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF 1 (352kb) Printable PDF 2 (384kb) Painting with Fabric The Fashions of Kristi Smart “I see designing as painting with fabric,†says Kristi Smart, a creator of custom coats with a fantasy flair. “I pull from my sketchbook filled with motifs that I can appliqué. I have shelves of fancy […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (524kb) Goth By Default An Interview with The Last Dance When I first heard about the premiere for Almost Beautiful, I thought it would be interesting to see what the Goth scene was all about and get a taste of Goth music. Up until that time my primary exposure to […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (284kb) Embrace Your Inner Geek! The Art of Jon Hastings One day, Jon Hastings decided to start a monster-a-day sketchbook to explore the natural history of unsung monsters, such as “Ha’alele Papahe’enalu, the Hawaiian tiki god of the wipeout.†Later, he decided that the project would become a book of […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (272kb) Steampunk Palace The October 2007 issue of Westways, Orange County AAA’s member magazine, featured a story featuring Southern California buildings that made it to the American Institute of Architects’ list of 150 favorite American buildings. Which one was featured first? The Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. If these […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (136kb) Amusement Park Survival Guide If you want to get the most out of your day at the amusement park, you might consider following these tips from Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press’s Travel Editor. 1. Buy your tickets in advance, preferably online. Showing up with ticket in hand reduces your […]
Issue Home | Printable PDF (136kb) Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com This web-based science fiction and fantasy magazine features a new Ender tale each issue. Content is divided into two “tents†— one for the public and another for paying subscribers. Free content includes genre book reviews, genre movie reviews and opinion columns. […]