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Culture Lust contributor Dave Hampton explores the eclectic influences of mid-century graphic design in San Diego.

In Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Jason Morris led the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, which suffered the highest casualty rate of any Marine unit during the past 10 years of war. The "Darkhorse Battalion" commander says the unit's mission was a success — but he will live with the burden of those deaths.

In Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Jason Morris led the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, which suffered the highest casualty rate of any Marine unit during the past 10 years of war. The "Darkhorse Battalion" commander says the unit's mission was a success — but he will live with the burden of those deaths.

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An apparently suicidal man climbed onto the edge of a bridge over State Route 163 in Hillcrest and threatened to jump today.

San Diegan Carl Ekstrom is a pioneer of surfboard design, but he's also designed furniture and sculpture. He's one of the many artists featured in a new exhibit at the Mingei Museum charting the rich artistic output in San Diego during mid-century.

The new exhibit opening at the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park documents - for the first time - a wide swath of San Diego's artistic history. Curator Dave Hampton gives Culture Lust readers a cheat sheet for viewing "San Diego's Craft Revolution."

Craft, design, mid-century. These are all buzzwords in today's cultural landscape. A new art exhibit coalesces all three via San Diego's own art history by showcasing the wealth of objects, furniture, and art made by San Diego craftsmen during the 1950s and 60s.

Proposed clarifications to the municipal code section on granting permits to fireworks shows could end a legal battle with environmentalists.