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Shout Studios
Shout Studios brings restored 4K versions of "A Better Tomorrow" and "The Killer" back to theaters.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe catch up with Olympic bobsledder, six-time medalist and Carlsbad resident Kaillie Humphries about her journey through the sport and motherhood. -
We’re sharing the first episode of One of Their Own, a KPBS true crime podcast hosted by KPBS reporter Katie Hyson. The series investigates the 2018 death of San Diego police officer Ciara Estrada — ruled a suicide by her own department — and the questions that remain. If you’re drawn to investigative reporting and deeply human storytelling, this one will stay with you.
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The new movie is made up of footage originally shot in the early 1970s, which Luhrmann found in storage in a Kansas salt mine.
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Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.
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As Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys plan to bring their "Giants" exhibit to MCASD this spring, the Deans signaled their support for San Diego artists when Swizz Beatz bought out an entire Barrio Logan photography show. -
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego announced Thursday that it will host a new major exhibition featuring more than 130 works of art from the private collection of married musicians Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.
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Susan Claassen embodies the legendary Hollywood costume designer in "A Conversation with Edith Head." -
San Diego's infamous, homegrown Killer Tomatoes invaded the USS Midway for a private party and fundraiser tied to the new film.
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Ca$ino, the rapper's second album for his cousin Kendrick Lamar's label, is whiplash embodied, a mirror for the extreme highs and lows of his Sin City hometown. -
The shortlist also includes a 1990s pop diva, heavy metal pioneers and a legendary R&B singer and producer.
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Ukrainian women in their 50s and 60s say they've embraced cheerleading as a way to cope with the extreme stress and anxiety of four years of Russia's full-scale invasion. -
Wounded service members and veterans are competing this week to represent their services at the Warrior Games this summer. -
Hasan Hadi's debut feature film is a neorealist look at how life under Saddam Hussein and sanctions in 1990s Iraq destroyed children's innocence. -
Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages.
Latest Arts Events
Fun Animal Friday: Bees
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM
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Children's Museum of Discovery
The Idea Organ (A Free Carta Virtual Public Symposium)
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 10 AM to 2:30 PM
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Coffee and Conversations: The Designer’s Library with Kara West
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$12 Members / $20 Non-members
Island Flavors Arrive in North County as Ono Hawaiian BBQ Opens in Escondido
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 11 AM to 9:30 PM
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Ono Hawaiian BBQ — San Diego
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Duo Festudgioso Concert
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
ARTIFACT at Night: United by Grains
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 5 PM to 8:30 PM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$80 Members / $89 Non-members
Songwriter Sanctuary Announces Black History Month Celebration Featuring Original Music From Three Award-Winning Independent Artists
Friday, February 27, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 9:15 PM
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Normal Heights United Church
$10+ Suggested Donation
Interview with George Saunders, Writer’s Symposium by the Sea 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7 PM
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Brown Chapel - Point Loma Nazarene University
$21.99+
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