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"Adjunct" has its theatrical debut Thursday night at Digital Gym Cinema, with writer-director Ron Najor in person.
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So, you’re in San Diego during Comic-Con weekend, but there’s a problem: no badge. Don’t worry, KPBS has compiled a list of offsite events you can attend without a badge and still be a part of the fun. -
1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe look at the impact anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation is having on youth and their families — and how some young people are using art to navigate the current moment. -
KPBS Midday EditionSummer vacation can bring with it a loss of learning gains. Two local education programs discuss the issue of literacy gaps and how to combat learning loss.
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Filmmaker Ari Aster, who wrote and directed Midsommar and Hereditary, returns to theaters this weekend with a conspiracy-laden story set in the spring of 2020. -
Police found Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, shot to death in their Encino home Monday. They arrested a 22-year-old man, who they say was burglarizing the house when the couple returned
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "Infinite Rivers" in San Ysidro; Jean Lowe and Rancholo at Best Practice; Scandinavian artists at Madison Gallery; "Access" in Bonita; "Beethoven by the Bay"; a Rachmaninoff festival; plus film, dance and live music picks. -
Denja Harris opened her first solo museum exhibition this week at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Her soft sculptures explore perceptions of being a Black woman and invite viewers to embrace the unknown.
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Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors. -
Tapper's book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman." -
New books out this week look at everything from pressing political concerns — Original Sin — to perspective-altering riddles about life itself, like in Is A River Alive? and The Book of Records.
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Start Making Sense
Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7 PM
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Belly Up Tavern
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'Table of Contents': A Community Collectors' Showcase Open Registration
Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7 AM
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San Diego Central Public Library
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Witherby, An Elegant Dining Destination
Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Witherby, The Bar at the Beau
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Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Rubio's
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