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Author Dorothy Allison is in San Diego this week. Her semi-autobiographical novel, "Bastard Out Of Carolina," is a fierce, compelling description of child abuse, family dynamics and poverty.

Opinion polls indicate that the showgirl is the No. 1 role model for young Italian women. Women dominate in advertising and TV shows, but the presence of women in the Italian work force, in management and in politics is drastically lower than in the rest of Europe. Some blame Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Set in the Rocky Mountains after an epidemic has killed off most of society, The Dog Stars, by adventure writer Peter Heller, casts an unusual mood as it alternates between elegiac reflection, lyrical nature writing and intense, high-caliber action. The Dog Stars will be published on Aug. 7.

Primary polls, pontification, prognostication and political palaver are in no short supply leading up to today's Texas and Ohio contests. The news networks are once again driving the storyline with conjecture and hypotheticals. I'm content to just wait until the votes are counted and the fog lifts. & In the meantime, I feel it my civic duty to pass on a startling bit of information that might have a practical effect on

Death Race 2000 was directed with wit and campy energy by Paul Bartel (who also did Eating Raoul ), and it was a classic Corman B-movie made for about…

It seems to many that things have gone awry in America.

This weekend, we'll talk food and music in San Diego. If you want to dine at the latest hot spot or see some live live music, we have a Weekend Preview for you.

James Gandolfini and an unusual chorus line (United Artists) The film opens with the Engelbert Humperdinck song A Man Without Love as we're introduced to…

It takes a lot of fortitude to survive cancer. Getting through chemotherapy and radiation is tough enough. Then there are the emotional challenges of dealing with a potentially fatal disease. Some can

Mexico has one of the lowest rates of HIV infections in Latin America: 0.3 percent. It has taken root among people who live on the margins of society and are often discriminated against. The government is launching a campaign to reduce discrimination.