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The "Broad City" star talks parenting, activism and the role of comedy ahead of their “Ilana Glazer Live!” show at Balboa Theatre.
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A phone call sends Taylor Guitars founder Bob Taylor to Cameroon, where he encounters a problem that changes how he thinks about the instruments he builds. His search for answers takes him deep into the forests and into an unexpected connection with elephants. -
Action movie icon Dolph Lundgren talks about "Dolph: Unbreakable," the new documentary about his life, career and battle with cancer.
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Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear. -
Chris Rock's new movie Misty Green wants to critique Hollywood's treatment of Black women. Instead, it gives star Rosalind Eleazar a half-baked role while Rock plays a moralizing savior we've seen before.
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NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, radically different, equal but opposite response to rap's podcast bros. -
This weekend in the arts: "Actual Size" at Art Produce; Future Is Color presents Shabaka; Roustabouts Theatre Company's "Ripcord"; Nexus Film Festival; DISCO RIOT's residency showcase performance and ballerinas in the library.
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The podcaster talks to Leila Fadel about her new book, her evolving politics and what it means to build a future with people whose views she strongly opposes. -
Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
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Carson's writing, including The Beauty of the Husband, Autobiography of Red, and Eros the Bittersweet, is eclectic in genre and theme. -
Hill co-starred in HBO's Somebody Somewhere and has hosted drag king shows and queer cabarets. "This is my mantra … if you don't see yourself represented, go out and represent yourself," he says.
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Residents said the arena would displace four heavily used softball fields at Kit Carson Park. -
Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers after modifying its algorithm to promote reshares, which overwhelmingly tend to be divisive.
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Fernando Tatis Jr.‘s 429-foot home run leading off the third inning got the sellout crowd of 47,712 at Petco Park revved up and waving their yellow rally towels. That was pretty much the extent of the excitement as the San Diego Padres once again fell short of winning their first World Series.
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A trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men. -
KPBS Midday Edition"American Pope" traces the life journey of Pope Leo XIV, from his humble beginnings on the south side of Chicago to becoming the leader of the Catholic Church. Then, we sit down with muralist Salvador Roberto Torres for our Hispanic Heritage Month profile series. And, actor Dolph Lundgren is the subject of a new documentary.
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Flower Arranging Workshop + Mocktails: Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit
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Good News Bar
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Greater Logan Heights CommUnity Mural Dedication
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CommUnity Mural Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Event
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Oktoberfest at PB AleHouse
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Premiere of 'Wings Over Water'
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Fleet Science Center
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53rd Annual San Diego Serbian Festival 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 11 PM
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St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
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Barrio Art Crawl Market and Event Series
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 5 PM
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Mercado Del Barrio
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5IVE - 5 Artists , 5 Experiences Group Exhibition
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 12 PM to 8 PM
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The Woo
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Learn to Basket Weave a Woven Bowl
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 1 PM to 5 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
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