We're about halfway through glorious springtime here in San Francisco and El Nino has managed to leave behind enough blooming foliage and blossoming flowers to make even the strongest nasal passages whimper. It also means that in between all the sneezing, wheezing amd gasps for breath the San Francisco International Film Festival is underway.

AIM is in attendance again this year and trying our best to bring you as close to day-by-day updates as possible. We've got a few tricks up our sleeves as well. Keep your eyes peeled for an exclusive interview with Iara Lee the director of Synthetic Pleasures and this year's screening of Modulations. We'll also let you know how all those great parties during the festival went as well.

In the coming month also look for some great new fiction, somenew sounds at our Internet Albemuth sister site, as well as our travel diary from an adventure in Barcelona at the end of the month. "Dos cervezas por favor!"

So, sit back, relax, and grab a bucket...enjoy the latest additions and dont forget to visit some of the oldies but goodies in the archives.