LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
Beth Accomando
This week on Roundtable, we bring together a few journalists covering one of the things we love most about San Diego: food.
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The hip-hop mogul faces an overlapping set of charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury resumes deliberations on Tuesday. -
British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe talk to AMBOS Project, a binational artist collective, about how they're using crafts to support migrant communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Also, it's summer blockbuster season! Our Midday Movies critics preview what's to come. -
We join a whirlwind birding trip through San Diego — one of the top birdwatching destinations in the U.S. — where devoted birders set out at sunrise to spot 100 species in one day. The result? A surprising mix of meditation, curiosity and high-speed nature chasing.
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Comic-Con returns to San Diego on July 24. Here's how to get in the spirit early with streaming shows that celebrate cosplay, comics sci-fi and more. -
This story originally ran in 2019. We're resurfacing it as a time capsule of standout cosplay and fan creativity (and because Dragpool still lives rent-free in our brains).
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These three local artists, first highlighted in a 2024 feature, are making waves in the comics world with their bold, genre-bending stories. -
Originally published as part of a 2024 feature, this piece revisits three local creators whose work draws on toys, '90s pop culture and cultural identity ahead of Comic-Con 2025.
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After long days focused on the facts, our newsroom reads a lot of fiction at home. We asked our NPR colleagues what they've enjoyed reading so far this year. Here's what they told us. -
How did a streetwear-loving kid from Chicago become Louis Vuitton's artistic director in Paris? Critic Robin Givhan explores the rise of Virgil Abloh in her new book, Make It Ours.
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Mission Valley Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
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Mission Valley Branch Library
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'Civil Liberties: Language of Silencing'
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 11:30 AM to 8 PM
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San Diego Central Public Library
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Crafts for Kids with Mr. Luan
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 4 PM to 4:45 PM
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Linda Vista Branch Library
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AJA: Language of Silencing Film Screening
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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San Diego Central Public Library
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An Evening with Josh Groban: Live in Concert
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 8 PM to 10 PM
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San Diego Convention Center
$200+
Witherby, An Elegant Dining Destination
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until July 31, 2025
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Witherby, The Bar at the Beau
Summer Theater Camps 2025, June 2 - August 8
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ongoing until August 8, 2025
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Theater for Young Professionals
$250 - $450
Drop-in Play for Toddlers and Kids
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until August 2, 2025
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ArtReach HQ
$15.00
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