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Join in the joy of live, up-close storytelling--the original social media. Tellabration!™ is a worldwide synchronous celebration of storytelling. Our Ocean Beach storytelling concert reflects on the theme of "In a Grain of Sand". This phrase is parsed from a poem by William Blake--"To see the world in a grain of sand". Come hear members of Storytellers of San Diego interpret and expand on the theme with humor, empathy and pathos. Tales are personal, original, folkloric, literary. The storytellers are Marilyn McPhie, Jim Dieckmann, Emily Stamets, Patchwork Story Theatre (Patti Christensen and James Nelson-Lucas,) Carol Jaksa, JT Moring with guitar, Aunt Li-Anne, and David Schmidt. Stories are designed for ages twelve and up. Visit: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2024/nov/16/storytelling-tellabration-b519d6f2/

San Diego's poet laureate shares his vision for a poetry-filled future, his latest community initiatives and the importance of storytelling in Filipino American culture.

If your social calendar is burning a hole in your wallet, there are steps you can take to spend less while maintaining good relationships.

Developer Gareth Damian Martin tackles gig work, trauma and communities in crisis in the follow up to the acclaimed game Citizen Sleeper.

Kick off the Year of the Snake with two romances: Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen, and Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham.

The rapper and DJ, who died over the weekend at 43, was the biggest hit for the indie label Big Oomp Records. Its brief but shining moment injected fun back into a scene in transition.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

Join us for a special evening featuring cocktails and important conversations about our changing climate! Author Gary Nabhan is a world-renowned ethnobotanist, desert ecologist, and literary naturalist who has written extensively about foods from the Middle East to the Southwest. A winner of the 2024 James Beard Media Award for his book Agave Spirits, Gary will share insights into how crops from the hottest and driest places on Earth have shaped the culinary dishes, recipes, and flavors of traditional desert cultures. Get a taste of some of these bold and flavorful ingredients with appetizers and cocktail tastings, including drink recipes featured in Gary’s newest book, Chile, Clove, and Cardamom: A Gastronomic Journey Into the Fragrances and Flavors of Desert Cuisines. Pricing includes two drink tickets to taste signature cocktails highlighted during the tasting, along with appetizers. Additional drinks will be available for purchase. The night will also include a conversation featuring Gary alongside San Diego Botanic Garden’s President & CEO Ari Novy and Director of Science & Conservation Colin Khoury to discuss how we can learn from desert plants to adapt to climate change, and how botanical gardens can act as hubs for novel ways to integrate plants into climate resilience efforts by communities. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Garden's science, conservation, and education program. Visit: https://tickets.sdbg.org/1283/1453?_ga=2.3936245.458773348.1729534342-648731925.1727201814&_gac=1.16575172.1729534346.Cj0KCQjw99e4BhDiARIsAISE7P_NCdeSNblGg_17Jt1t08d1yPFFvHMT72hfctGib7ZRlRfVhw1Pr8YaAjxGEALw_wcB San Diego Botanic Garden on Instagram and Facebook

We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Planet Money Econ Roundup!

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.