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Amanda Kramer’s "So Unreal" is a cinephile’s visual essay examining a canon of films that dared dream beyond the threshold of the real. Across a 30-year span – 1981 to 2001 – depictions of ‘future shock’ technologies such as artificial intelligence, cyberspace, and virtual reality grew in both frequency and complexity. Cinema in these years provided an outlet for humanity’s intertwined anxieties, fears, and fantasies about the brave new frontiers looming ahead. Narrated by Blondie icon Debbie Harry, "So Unreal" mines the substance and subtext of cyber-minded landmarks like "Tron," "Videodrome," "Brainstorm," "Terminator 2," "Tetsuo," "Lawnmower Man," "Hackers," "The Matrix," and dozens more. Soundtracked with deep cuts from the electronic underground, and styled with CGI-glitch FX, "So Unreal" maps the subcurrents of euphoria and dystopia simmering in the cinematic subconscious of the end of the 20th century. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Some local union workers at Republic Services were honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash, recycling and yard waste bins overflowing along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area streets.

This Halloween, La Jolla Shores Hotel is going full paws to the wall with a "Howl-O-Ween" Happy Hour and pet costume party at The Shores Restaurant on Friday, October 31 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are invited to bring their pups and dine in the restaurant’s outdoor areas for a chance to win a one-night stay seaside vacation at the La Jolla Shores Hotel. To enter, enjoy lunch or dinner at the restaurant, snap a photo of your costumed four-legged friend at the doggy photo station, and tag @ljshoreshotel on social media. Select entries will be featured online. Pups can order from the restaurant's Canine menu, featuring favorites like the Hot Diggity Dog, Half Hound Hamburger and Good Dog New York Strip Steak, while pet parents enjoy oceanfront dining and drinks with Happy Hour pricing. The first furry friends to arrive will receive a complimentary wag bag loaded with goodies from local pet brands including Real Dog, Dexter’s Deli, Scoops La Jolla, Pooches Kitchen, and more, while supplies last. Visit: https://www.ljshoreshotel.com/upcoming-happenings/ La Jolla Shores Hotel & Restaurant on Instagram and Facebook

This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy.

First, a new California law is now requiring health insurers to cover COVID-19 vaccinations. Then, dozens rallied downtown outside of the federal courthouse. Next, we tell you what goes into a wildfire prevention inspection. Finally, Fil-Am Creator Con sees huge growth in year two.

Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and future of crossword puzzles. Plus, a Mitford sister biography and more.

After months of intense campaigning, the special election for the District 1 county supervisor seat is finally coming to a close. We dig into the latest and what this could all mean for politics in the South Bay and San Diego County as a whole.

Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said.

Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.

Chula Vista’s mayor is seeking an agreement with Caltrans to clear encampments along the freeways in his city. Then, Toni Atkins is now running for Governor, but faces potential conflicts of interest. Next, a new way for Southeastern San Diego residents to get to medical appointments, the grocery store and more. Finally, we discuss agape and its role in our society as we present another installment of our civic values series.