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Is Perception Of Success More Important Than Actual Success Nowadays?
- June 29
- Midday Edition
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Why are today's teenagers and young adults more arrogant and conceited than previous generations? We speak to SDSU psychology professor Jean Twenge about her new study that looked at how self-perception among young people has changed over the last 45 years.
An Alternative To Comic-Con
- June 21
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A smaller, alternative comics/arts convention will be held across the street from Comic-Con International. It's called Tr!ckster and it has some big names behind it.
Local Food Trucks Offer Eclectic Mix Of Dining Options
- April 14
- These Days
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What's fueling the growth of the local food truck scene? And, why are some large fast food chains now jumping into the mobile food service business? We'll discuss how the perception of food trucks is changing nationwide, and what makes the local scene unique.
Grant Barrett's New Words of 2010
- Dec. 23
- These Days
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One of the hallmarks of our vibrant, lively English language is that it is constantly growing. Not everyone is thrilled with all the directions of that growth, but it certainly is interesting to watch, and to listen to. Each year, lexicographer Grant Barrett, co-host of A Way With Words, heard here on KPBS, gathers up a group of the most intriguing words.
Padres in Escondido, Bad Checks In Vista, Cancer in Carlsbad
- Aug. 2
- These Days
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Will Escondido get the Padres' Triple-A ballpark? Will Vista City Councilman Frank Lopez be charged with check fraud? Has the question of soil testing at Carlsbad's Kelly Elementary been answered? And what new outrage will be perpetrated on the Cardiff Kook? Inquiring North County minds want to know.
Lustworthy: T-Shirts With Classic Book Covers
- June 29
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Culture Lust is lusting after these t-shirts with classic book covers.
Style Blogging in San Diego
- May 11
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With fashion bloggers infiltrating Fashion Week's front row and the pages of the New York Times, it wasn't too long before the trend trickled down to San Diego. Culture Lust contributor Meredith Hattam shares a few of her favorite local style logs.
Showing Skillz On ChatRoulette
- March 19
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Check out this improv piano player on ChatRoulette. He's pretty good, although not sure he makes up for all the creepy encounters with exhibitionists.
A Trip Through ChatRoulette's Spin City
- March 16
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Blogosphere fad or future of the internet? We don't know, but it's really, really addictive (and kind of creepy). Culture Lust contributor Meredith Hattam takes a whirl on ChatRoulette.
Is Nothing Sacred? 90's Tween Lit Gets a Facelift
- March 2
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Culture Lust contributor Meredith Hattam explores the new look of pop-culture classics like The Baby-sitter's Club, Goosebumps, and Sweet Valley High with both excitement and dread.
The Compton Cookout And Pop Culture
- Feb. 23
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Culture Lust host Angela Carone has been thinking about the "Compton Cookout" scandal at UCSD and wondering what, if anything, pop culture has to do with it.
Warhol Would Be So Proud Of Lady Gaga
- Feb. 1
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Lady Gaga's professed investigation into fame and the cult of celebrity was in full effect during last night's Grammy Awards. Check out this picture of her arrival.
"Avatar" Breaks Into New Territory
- Dec. 3
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If you've followed movie hype over the last few months, you would know that this holiday season isn't so much about Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah, but more about the release of James Cameron's "Avatar."
How To Watch The Perfect Halloween Movie For Free
- Oct. 30
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With Halloween right around the corner, why not watch some movies to fit the mood? Some classic and recent horror films fit for the holiday are completely free to view or download online. Hook up a computer to a TV or huddle some people around the monitor, because the Internet offers a surprising fare of films ready for the Halloween weekend.
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Reveals New and Bizarre Stories in Book
- Aug. 13
- These Days
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The new Ripley's Believe It or Not! book was just published and is filled with bizarre, interesting and unbelievable facts. We speak to the vice president of Ripley Entertainment Publishing and Communications about the new book.
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