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When The Arts Go Dark Inside Correctional Facilities, Poetic Justice Goes Old School
- April 15
- By Julia Dixon Evans
For the incarcerated women at Las Colinas in Santee, 'lockdown' has a different meaning and one nonprofit aims to lessen the emotional impact through continued restorative writing practice
Cinema Junkie Podcast 190: Using 'Contagion' And Pop Culture As Teaching Tools
- March 25
- By Beth Accomando
The film "Contagion" and the book "World War Z" are fictional accounts of global pandemics but can they teach us something about the real coronavirus pandemic that we are currently facing.
San Diegans Getting Out In The World By Reading At Home
- March 24
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn
Are you tired of binge-watching ‘“Call the Midwife” or “Peaky Blinders?” Are your kids bored with “SpongeBob?” A great antidote to television overload is that old standby, a good book. Whether physical or virtual, there are lots of choices in both content and access.
UC San Diego Professor Uses 'Contagion' Film To Teach Epidemiology
- March 23
- By Beth Accomando
Steven Soderbergh's 2011 film "Contagion" was so accurate in depicting a pandemic that UC San Diego professor Joel Wertheim uses it to teach a class on epidemiology.
Jac Jemc's Short Story Collection, 'False Bingo' Is Strangely Happy And Happily Strange
- March 18
- By Julia Dixon Evans
A new short story collection from new UC San Diego professor Jac Jemc showcases quiet, troubled relationships
San Diego Arts And Artists Go Digital During Coronavirus Closures
- March 18
- By Brooke Ruth, Julia Dixon Evans, Maureen Cavanaugh
San Diego artists, art museums, galleries and performing arts groups are finding ways to still share their art while traditional spaces and gatherings are canceled.
Coronavirus Forces Cancellation Of San Diego Film Festivals
- March 16
- By Beth Accomando
On March 12, what was to be the opening day of the 27th annual Latino Film Festival, organizers announced that the festival would not be taking place following Gov. Gavin Newsom placing a ban on public gatherings of more than 250 people.
'The Hunt' Finally Hits Theaters And Asks You To Decide
- March 12
- By Beth Accomando
Last September, Universal pulled "The Hunt" from release amid a series of deadly shootings and right-wing criticism led in part by President Trump's tweets. But the film opens on lucky Friday the 13th and asks audience to decide for themselves whether it's good or bad or dangerous.
'Wendy' Wildly Re-Imagines 'Peter Pan'
- March 12
- By Beth Accomando
James M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" was written more than a century ago, yet its tale of a boy who never wants to grow up still captures our imaginations. In addition to La Jolla Playhouse's "Fly," there is a new film called "Wendy" that uses "Peter Pan" as a source of inspiration.
Cinema Junkie Podcast 189: Telling 'Peter Pan' Through Wendy's Eyes
- March 12
- By Beth Accomando
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" director Benh Zeitlin gives us a modern re-imagining of James M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" with "Wendy."
Art In The Time Of COVID-19
- March 12
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Cancellations from San Diego Opera, the La Jolla Symphony and more, plus organizations that are embracing "the show must go on" in the face of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
San Diego Comic Fest Returns For 8th Year
- March 5
- By Beth Accomando
San Diego Comic Fest bills itself as the "friendly, intimate comic convention experience." The convention kicks off its 8th year Thursday night with a reception party at the Four Points By Sheraton on Aero Drive and then runs through Sunday.
Author Sonia Nazario Discusses Writing About Immigration, 'American Dirt'
- Feb. 25
- By Jade Hindmon, Marissa Cabrera
Nazario will be speaking Tuesday at the 25th annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University.
A New Novel By Adam Gnade Is A Love Letter To San Diego — And A Rocky Past
- Feb. 20
- By Julia Dixon Evans
"This Is The End Of Something But It's Not The End Of You" is a new novel exploring home, grief and self-discovery by former Fahrenheit San Diego editor Adam Gnade.
Black Comix Day Moves To WorldBeat Center For Third Year
- Feb. 19
- By Beth Accomando
Black Comix Day 2020: Heroes Rise III takes place this weekend at WorldBeat Center in Balboa Park.
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