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KPBS Staff
From thrilling mysteries and emotional dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
Top row, from left: Beth Accomando, courtesy of Sportsplex USA Santee. Bottom row, from left: Courtesy of Hotel del Coronado, Julia Dixon Evans.
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Itamar “Ita” Lilienthal is an emerging biodesigner and architect developing sustainable material alternatives — and he thinks he may have found something big. -
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This weekend in the arts: City College Photo Exhibition, Tony Hawk meets "The Nutcracker," experimental theater on treadmills, holiday posadas, Jackie Mendoza, "Noel Noel" and more. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Digitally inspired art in Escondido, exploring "joy futurism," festive ska, a San Diego Scrooge, boat parades, Hanukkah and more.
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The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood. -
Dueling Safdie brother movie projects, Love Island USA chaos, a feces-filled And Just Like That … finale: looking back on an eclectic year for pop culture.
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Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?
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D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up.
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Also in theaters this week, Jack Black and Paul Rudd star in a meta reimagining of Anaconda, Amanda Seyfried in a Shaker origin story, and Ralph Fiennes plays a World War I-era choirmaster. -
Steve Inskeep and his brother, Bruce Inskeep, discuss tips on how to safely make a deep-fried turkey and chat about their family's celebrated holiday traditions. -
Let the sunshine in: After a decade of chilly trap beats and freaky club tales, the tide is turning on the genre's dominant sound. -
Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about how the U.S got to where it is today.
Latest Arts Events
Public Art at the New Terminal 1
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 5 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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Bottomless Mimosas, Micheladas and Bloody Marys at Table 509 Bar & Kitchen
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Ongoing until January 31, 2026
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Table 509 Bar & Kitchen
Visit Little Italy during Small Business Season
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 7 AM
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Little Italy
Opening of 'Snapshot San Diego' at New Terminal 1
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until January 10, 2026
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San Diego International Airport - Terminal 1
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