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Opening Day for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club means the start of the horse racing season and a sea of outrageous and fabulous hats. Check out the millinery delights in our photo gallery.

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's 71st season of horse racing gets under way tomorrow in Del Mar with the traditional showiness, including the "One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest.''

Mini-camp for the San Diego Chargers gets underway this week. Joining us on Morning Edition is North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris.

Najibullah Zazi, the Denver shuttle bus driver the FBI arrested last September in a failed bid to bomb New York's subways, is cooperating with prosecutors. That could win him -- and some family members -- a little-known reward granted to some informants.

Tuesday's Florida primary is a major focus for Republican presidential hopefuls, who are vying for a big chunk of delegates. And Sen. Hillary Clinton seeks to revive the relevance of a discarded Democratic contest.

This Culture Lust Weekend we think you should "Get Weird" with Traffique, be witty with Wilde, and get out to all the amazing art shows happening around town.

William Faulkner spent two years as the writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia, where many of his lectures and readings were recorded. Stephen Railton, an English professor at UVA, has digitized those recordings and made them available online.

The walls of San Diego have been known for Wyland's whales and Chicano murals. But as of this weekend, some of the world's most prolific street artists will be adding their work to our urban environment. It's all part of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's new exhibit, "Viva la Revolución: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape." We'll talk with the show's curator, along with Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the Obama Hope poster and Obey Giant, and French street artist, JR.

Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated 'Inception' opens in area theaters this weekend. We'll find out what our critics think of the mind-bending thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. We'll also talk about French filmmaker Alain Resnais' latest film, the documentary 'Restrepo,' and the family drama 'The Kids Are All Right.'

The detention of a photographer covering the BP oil spill in Texas is the latest case of what journalists say is a pattern of obstruction along the Gulf Coast. And in some cases, government officials have worked in concert with BP guards to restrict access.