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Detail of artist Marisol Rendón's 2022 print, "Si los Quimbayas Supieran (If only the Quimbayas Knew)," which shows a paper vessel ("poporo") made from lottery tickets.

San Diego weekend arts events: Marisol Rendón, ballet, veteran art and more

This weekend in the arts: "Pop Smoke" at OMA; "Balanchine to Martins," Cate Kennan at the Brown Building; "The Nutcracker" previews; "Hamilton"; plus Barrio Art Crawl and Marisol Rendón at Bread and Salt.

A still from artist Hugo Crosthwaite's stop-motion animation portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci. The work is part of the National Portrait Gallery's 2022 "Portrait of a Nation" exhibition, honoring seven notable Americans.

Rosarito artist tapped for portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci

Hugo Crosthwaite's stop-motion animation portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci will be installed in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

In this Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 file photo, a partially melted street sign stands after the Caldor Fire burned through Grizzly Flats, Calif. Last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California's Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week.

Caldor Fire survivors are taking legal action against the U.S. Forest Service

Residents of Grizzly Flats are filing claims for damages against the Forest Service.

Jose Alvarado, an asylum-seeker who arrived in New York City from Venezuela, sits at his camp. Alvarado says he was expelled from the Clinton Hill shelter due to an incident in the facility bathrooms. Brooklyn, New York, on July 19, 2023.

As NYC limits access to migrants and asylum-seekers, many are left homeless

New York City officials say they are overwhelmed by an influx of asylum-seekers. Hundreds of immigrants are crowded into at least one detention center.

Vichitra Rajasingh had 80 Barbies as a kid. Living in a small town at a time when there wasn't much entertainment, she says Barbie was a source of limitless imagination. At the bakery she now runs, she bakes about half-a-dozen Barbie cakes a week. She says the dolls remind her of her grandmother, who passed away at age 87 in January and who used to surprise her by sewing outfits for her dolls.

Barbie in India: A skin color debate, a poignant poem, baked in a cake

The doll is quite popular.One bakery sells half-a-dozen Barbie cakes a week! But like Barbies everywhere, she is controversial because of skin tone and the fact that not every kid can afford her.

Group sues Biden administration over asylum appointment app

A federal class action lawsuit claims the Biden administration is illegally turning away asylum seekers who haven't scheduled an appointment through a mobile phone app.

Jordan Marks and Barbara Bry are seen in these undated campaign photos.

Elección 2022: Contienda por el puesto de Asesor/Registrador/Secretario del Condado de San Diego

Jordan Marks, quien actualmente trabaja como asesor adjunto en jefe, se postula contra la exmiembro del Concejo Municipal de San Diego y candidata a alcalde Barbara Bry. Ambos están poniendo énfasis en la competencia y el servicio al cliente para el trabajo mayoritariamente apolítico.

Photographer Lisa Ross' "Black Garden (Crib with Door)," 2009, is part of "Elegy to a Uyghur Homeland" at San Diego Museum of Art, opening Nov. 5, 2022.

5 works of art to see in San Diego in November

Must-see visual art exhibitions in San Diego right now: Lisa Ross at SDMA; Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio at the Athenaeum; Francisco Eme at Best Practice; "Piñatas: The High Art of Celebration" at the Mingei; and "Script/Rescript" at SDSU Art Gallery.

New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

Tyler Childers will release a new album, <em>Rustin' in the Rain, </em>on Sept. 8. The video for the record's first single, "In Your Love," depicts a love story between two miners. Childers' friend and collaborator, the writer Silas House, says that he wanted to show that stories like this "are part of the story of Appalachia, too. These are human stories, not political stories."

Tyler Childers is back, and taking chances

The grassroots country star, whose fan base crosses lines of identity and politics, is releasing a song called "In Your Love," from a new album. Its video tells a queer, Appalachian love story.

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