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No one is credibly predicting that Elena Kagan's careful route to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court will be derailed. But a midterm election is looming, and neither party is about to let the political -- and fundraising -- opportunity of three days of televised Capitol Hill give-and-take go unmined.

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Individual and business donations to San Diego’s arts and culture organizations increased last year. That’s one of the findings in an annual report that concludes the local arts and culture communit

Hilary Mantel's fictional account of life at court during King Henry VIII's reign is fresh look at this oft-told period of English history. "Wolf Hall" discovers

There's a lot of great music on tap this weekend in San Diego, including Wavves at MCASD's TNT event, The Soft Pack plays Del Mar, and B.B. King is still touring. We'll talk music and some family friendly events for your weekend.

Filmmaker Danny Boyle came by the KPBS Studios last week for an interview about his latest film Slumdog Millionaire (now playing at Landmark's Hillcrest…

Carl Hancock Rux is an acclaimed poet, author, musician and playwright whose work explores race, identity, urban life and Rux's life experiences. He'll read from his novel “Asphalt” and we'll hear s

Airs Tuesday, June 2 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

I Can't Handle the Tooth

The San Diego City Council recently was given a list of almost 300 options to cut its projected $56.7 million deficit for next fiscal year. We take a look at the budget cuts menu, and discuss how politics will play a role in what's decided. Plus, we talk about the disagreement between the mayor's office and the city's independent budget analyst over the amount of next year's deficit.