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Journalist Anshel Pfeffer says the Israeli prime minister has a "strange detachment" when it comes to social issues — which opens the door for conservative members of his coalition to make changes.

Over the past five years the four dapper dons of Interpol have jumped from being New York local favorites to a globally respected band. They've accomplished this feat with a hardnosed work ethic - treading the boards of hundreds of venues, from Tampa to Tokyo - a flair for the dramatic, and two rapturously received albums of dark and deeply melodic rock (2002's Turn On the Bright Lights and 2004's Antics). They've graced magazine covers, inspired countless imitators, earned themselves Short List Award nominations, and enjoyed a rare kind of commercial success that has not once infringed on their effortless enigmatic quality. Every step they took seemed gradual, organic, and wildly successful. Come see them perform alongside Tycho and Matthew Dear on Friday, April 29 at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater.

Brazil is widening its investigations into how thousands of supporters of former president ransacked government buildings. But with Jair Bolsonaro still in Florida, Democratic lawmakers want him out.

CARTA public symposia typically begin by emphasizing that the primary goal of Anthropogeny is to explore and understand where we humans came from, and how we got here. Consequently, we usually limit discussion of current-day implications, and the question of where we are going as a species. This time we will focus on the long and short-term impact of humans on the planet that we inhabit, and the consequences for the future of our species. This also gives us the opportunity to celebrate the memory of the late Paul Crutzen, who coined the term “Anthropocene”. Date | Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 10am Location | Virtual link Register here! It is relevant to ask how a single species evolved the capacity to completely alter the surface of an entire planet and dominate its governing environmental and ecological processes. This symposium will bring together experts regarding human impact on the planet and also address the current and future implications for our species. Presented by The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), an UC San Diego ORU. For Registration and Details: https://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/human-origins-and-humanitys-future-past-present-and-future-anthropocene

An investigation finds that corrections officers in Pennsylvania use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.

The sixth annual Adams Avenue Spirit Stroll, presented by Cutwater Spirits, will take place on Saturday, November 27, from 2 – 5 p.m., as part of the nation-wide Small Business Saturday. Spirit strollers will be able to sip a dozen holiday themed cocktail tastes and six sweet treats from 18 independently owned retail shops along Adams Avenue, from University Heights through Normal Heights and into Kensington. This festive small business celebration is limited to adults 21 & up (ID required). Retail participants include: Artistic Florals, Back from Tomboctou Gallery & Imports, BENCH Home, Blackmarket Bakery, Divine Bubble, Earthwell Refill, Eclipse Naturals, Heights Optometry, Incredible Cheesecake Company, Kiko and Sven, Liquid Eden Holistic Center, Maya Moon, MRH Interiors, Paleo Treats, Rose Reggae, Uptown Bicycles, Wild Island Collective, and Zac’s Attic. Cocktail tastes will be created and served by Adams Avenue’s top mixologists representing the area’s leading bars and restaurants. This year’s spirit participants will represent; AC Lounge, Cantina Mayahuel, El Zarape Restaurant, Et Voila! French Bistro, Kensington Club, the Ould Sod, Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant, the Rabbit Hole, SKA Bar, Sycamore Den, and Wormwood. In addition, there will be a complimentary trolley carrying attendees up and down the avenue during the event. Adams Avenue Spirit Stroll tickets are $25, and are available for purchase online at: http://www.adamsavenuebusiness.com/event-info/adams-avenue-spirit-stroll/ Adams Avenue Spirit Stroll is presented by the Adams Avenue Business Association, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote and increase commercial activity within the Adams Avenue Business District.

One of the top emerging artists across all genres of music, Billy Strings has made his most ambitious album to date with Renewal, a 16-song collection that effortlessly positions him as a singular talent—one who reveres the history of the acoustic music that inspired him, while pushing it forward into new spaces and audiences through his incredible live shows. Billy Strings arrives to San Diego with his tour on Saturday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m. at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $39 to $50. For more information, please visit billystrings.com/tour or call the venue at (619) 594-0234.

Are you the trauma or the treatment? Understanding Racial Battle Fatigue, Racial Battle Fatigue Contagion, Coping, and Effective Allyship in Racially Diverse Communities highlights the scholarship of Dr. William A. Smith. Join us during Black History Month as Dr. Smith speaks with our San Diego community on how we can contribute towards effective change. This free community event is sponsored by the Southwestern Community College District, SWC's Office of Equity and Engagement Professional Development Program, and the NAACP San Diego Education Committee. We encourage everyone to attend. Date | Tuesday, February 15 at 4 p.m. Location | Online via Zoom Register here for free! This is a free event open to the public. For more information, please visit www.swccd.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=2362 or call (619) 421-6700.

The Wagner New Play Festival is an annual festival of new works by MFA playwrights, in collaboration with MFA/PhD directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and dramaturges. Don't miss "Promithes, Promithes" written by Agyeiwaa Asante MFA '24 and "Nonna Kills the President" written by Milo Cramer MFA '24, and directed by Emily Moler MFA '22. About "Promithes, Promithes": "Promithes, Promithes" is a portrait of a friendship in crisis. Ash has always been there for Jeremy but when she finds herself helping him navigate yet another personal crisis she wonders if it is finally time for these two old friends to define their relationship. A comedy about how we treat the people we claim to love. About "Nonna Kills the President": Nonna is in her 90s and spends her days pooping and puzzling and watching the news. Mona is in her 70s and spends her days cleaning up the poop and fantasizing about abandoning Nonna in the woods. Nonna doesn’t know who she is but she knows one thing. She wants to kill the president. "Nonna Kills the President" is a mother daughter comedy/thriller/daydream about an old woman’s dying wish and the caring daughter she’s leaving behind. Showtimes Preview: Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Showings: Saturday, May 7 Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Location | Arthur Wagner Theatre Get tickets here! • UCSD Student tickets are $10 • UCSD Faculty and Staff tickets are $15 • General Admission tickets are $20 For more information, please visit theatre.ucsd.edu/season/wnpf22/promithes-nonna or call (858) 534-2230.

In this hilarious, raucous, all-female "power-play,” contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator's aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Well, that and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip. This madcap romp tackles modern American political extremism, feminism, James Madison, Shakespeare, and beauty queens, The three slightly insane women at its core just might be political geniuses. Here's lookin' at you, America. Dates | Friday, April 15 - Saturday, May 1 Location | Scripps Ranch Theatre Purchase tickets here! Initially inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew, "THE TAMING" grew out of Gunderson’s desire to wrestle with potent elements inside the Bard’s playful and problematic battle of the sexes. Inside the heightened, cheerfully absurd world of "THE TAMING" the play spanks America’s insidious, sound bite politics with the switch of actual history and proves Shakespeare’s point that true debate is hot. "THE TAMING" is the third in Lauren Gunderson’s The Shakespeare Cycle and takes the sass, sex, and banter from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and tags in modern American politics. Directed by Marti Gobel, the cast includes talented San Diego performers Katee Drysdale, Sutheshna Mani and Kylie Young. Adult Language and Situations For further information on this event please visit website: https://scrippsranchtheatre.org/the-taming/