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Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.

"Sky written, cosmic draw" Ivan David Ng · Sergio Suárez Oolong Gallery RSF Opening reception Saturday Aug. 23 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Both artists on hand from Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, Ga. On view: Aug. 23 – Sept. 23, 2025 Wednesday–Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and by appt, always advised Art Party with further works on view + new/ old paintings by Peter Stearns, representing 50 years in Leucadia, CA, at the Brown Studio Encinitas from 7 p.m.–10 p.m. following the opening with dj team Doodem and the Oolong sound system. Press release quote, in full here. (PDF format and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software or equivalent. Download Acrobat Reader here.) In their West Coast debut at Oolong Gallery, "Sky written, cosmic draw," artists Ivan David Ng and Sergio Suárez invite viewers into a realm where the boundaries of identity dissolve, and abstraction becomes a language of wonder, longing, and imagined unity. Originally from Singapore and currently on faculty at OSU, David Ng explores the order of fragmentation through conceptual and materially altered studies that scatter celestially across well-considered surfaces in drawing, fresco, experimental photography, 3D printing, and collage. His “scrambling” process generatively remixes materials, translating the endurance and displacement of a diasporic lineage into patterns that swirl and slither, refusing stillness. Suarez, a Mexican-born, Atlanta-based artist, bridges spirit and matter through a practice spanning printmaking, woodblock carving, painting, sculpture, and installation. His works stage the dialogue between the sacred and profane, often etched as depersonalized figures, are animated by the opposing tensions in archetypal forces (i.e. bodily desire and the limits in temperance, fire as regenerative and destructive). Together, Ivan David Ng and Sergio Suarez create a contemporary codex that nudges curiosity into the conceptual articulation of a mythopoetic way of knowing. Oolong Gallery on Instagram

The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, whimsical and melancholy electronic experiments and spellbinding dreampop.

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.

The NPR Music editor and All Songs Considered contributor shares her favorite albums of the year, including one that feels like a survival guide to the apocalypse.

Black and Caribbean cosplayers are redefining what community looks like at New York Comic Con.

TwitchCon returns to San Diego for its 10th anniversary. Here’s what to expect.

Wildflour, award-winning chef and restaurateur Phillip Esteban’s latest culinary concept, brings together multiple culinary concepts under one roof, bakery, coffee shop, deli, and more, located in San Diego’s vibrant Arts District, Liberty Station. As part of their new brunch programming, Wildflour will host its first-ever brunch takeover, happening Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., featuring a cross-border collaboration with Chef Omar Hernandez of Celida Cafe in Ensenada, Baja. Chef Omar will serve a special à la carte brunch menu showcasing Baja coastal cuisine with dishes like Crispy Lamb with sunny side eggs, Passion Fruit French Toast, Beef Tongue Tlacoyos, and more. Wildflour on Instagram

First, a man who worked alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan speaks out after he was detained by ICE this summer. Then, Chula Vista is using artificial intelligence to write police reports. Next, we take you behind-the-scenes of the new Navy Seal Museum and what it offers. Finally, an inclusive dance performance is taking place this weekend.

According to Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer's office, the proposed Behavioral Health Wellness Campus "will serve as the region's `Care Before Crisis hub,"' and replace "fragmented, emergency-driven responses with a connected continuum of treatment that reduces ER overuse, prevents homelessness and improves public safety."