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You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.

In the early Twentieth Century, Anna May Wong was deemed too Chinese to play white roles and too American to play Chinese roles but that did not stop her from becoming an international icon. Cinema Junkie speaks with Yunte Huang, author of a new biography on the Asian American Actress.

Conservation groups have worked out details to buy a critical parcel of land in San Diego’s Proctor Valley.

From You Belong Here: This Sunday, Oct. 31, You Belong Here is opening a socially distanced and safe Community Ofrenda in honor of Día de los Muertos. The altar will be on display from Sunday, Oct. 31 through Tuesday, Nov. 2 and will be viewable on the exterior of You Belong Here for 24 hours and scheduled hours indoors to allow attendees to make offerings to those they loved. Attendees are invited to submit photos of loved ones they want to honor via an online form (Google form). All images will be printed and displayed on the ofrenda. Attendees have the option to bring their photos, trinkets, and treats during indoor viewing hours: Sunday, Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, November 1 - 2 from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. This is a family friendly event. All ages are invited to attend. PLEASE NOTE: Unvaccinated attendees will be required to wear a mask Attendees will be able to participate in multiple ways: Butterfly origami letters that they can write and fold via an instructional video that they can keep or place on the ofrenda Light candles to be placed on the ofrenda Decorate wooden frames to hold pictures of their loved ones and place on the ofrenda (photo printing will be available) Artist Katie Ruiz (@katieruizart) is a contributor to this community ofrenda. She hosted a free PomPom making workshop at You Belong Here. The Women's Alliance Club of Mesa Community College (@womensalliancemesa) were major contributors in helping to make pom pom garlands, as well as building a monarch butterfly installation that will be part of the ofrenda. Details can also be found on the You Belong Here website. You Belong Here on Instagram

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined hundreds of other U.S. mayors when he signed the Mayors Monarch Pledge. Signing the pledge commits the city to take action to help the endangered butterfly.

Despite the prevalence of autoimmune conditions, like the thyroid disease Hashimoto's, finding help can prove frustrating and expensive. Patients may rack up big bills as they search for a diagnosis.

Australia's central bank says its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. But the king is still expected to appear on coins.

The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment. She renews the political dynasty founded by her father, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Giacomo Puccini's final opera Turandot gets a brand new ending premiered in Washington, with music by a composer known for video game tunes and a librettist who produced 'Succession'

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