This weekend in local arts and culture: Poetic Justice's self-portraiture and poetry exhibit; free museums; a play about cooking; AAPI fashion; Puerto Rican LGBTQ+ theater; ballet meets the stock market crash and more.
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A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.
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The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.
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KPBS Midday EditionA pioneer in the field of trauma therapy talks about his new memoir. Also, a new exhibit will highlight stories and feature artwork by incarcerated women. And finally, NPR launches a new podcast that is part-interview, part-game show.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe seventh annual San Diego Book Crawl is back to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day.
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KPBS Midday EditionFilm critics highlight the best action films in cinemas and a few you might have missed from the past.
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Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actor and producer of FX miniseries Shōgun, says authenticity was a "lifeline for this show."
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The artists are in National City this week showcasing indigenous weaving practices at workshops hosted by PASACAT Philippine Performing Arts Company.
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The Tijuana World Design Festival is one part of a larger program recognizing the binational region, with dozens of events planned now through November.
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The Big Exchange returns to San Diego with free admission access to museum members all over the county.
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Many authors are concerned about the use of their copyrighted material in generative AI models. At the same time, some are actively experimenting with the technology.
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A few years ago, Jon Bon Jovi stopped performing due to a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight offers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage.
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