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San Diego is filled with colorful, climbable sculptures by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, from the Sun God at UC San Diego to Queen Califia’s Magical Circle. But behind these joyful giants is a quieter story: the refugee craftsman who became her right hand and still repairs her art decades after her death. It’s a story about friendship, legacy and the power of public art to change a life.
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We talk about new findings that show a rapid expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices across the U.S. Plus, RV dwellers are fighting city-issued tickets. And, a romance literature convention comes to San Diego just in time for Valentine's Day. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe sewing studio Sew Loka has championed slow and sustainable fashion since its founding in 2013. Then, Black Comix Day returns Valentine's Day weekend in celebration of Black artists and creators.
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Little Women (2019), Blade Runner (1982) and more favorites from NPR staff. -
Emerald Fennell's extravagant adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic cares little for subtlety. Ultimately, this love affair is more photogenic than it is deeply moving.
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This weekend in the arts: "Doomgaze" at the Casbah, "Farm to Craft" at the Mingei, Barrio Art Crawl, "Neon Afterlife" in Oceanside, "The Recipe" at La Jolla Playhouse and an East County library book crawl. -
Celebrate Black History Month in Balboa Park with a free comics convention spotlighting Black creators and artists.
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U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong. -
Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024.
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Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S. -
This week, country star Ella Langley and rapper Don Toliver hit career milestones on the pop charts.
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With the win, Stolz joins Eric Heiden as the only skaters to take gold in both the 500 and 1,000 at the same Olympics. -
Some of these power couples span multiple sports, while others compete in the same discipline — or even on the same team. -
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Malinin, undefeated since 2023, stumbled and fell multiple times, landing far off the podium. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold in an upset that shocked even himself.
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