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Communities around the U.S. are putting on epic fireworks shows for America's 250th birthday — but that spells trouble for dogs and cats. Here's a guide to help the animals in your life.

Keyla Parra Gamiño is currently an undergraduate student at San Diego State University majoring in economics in addition to her role supporting the KPBS newsroom.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The idea that there's a connection between federal student loans and what colleges charge dates back almost four decades. But it's unclear that link can lead to lower costs.

Around the time the United States was founded, Americans' diets included Parmesan ice cream and terrapin. But what you ate depended on your social status.

The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego invites all to the 2025 Memorial Event - a film screening of the recently-restored independent film "High Art," followed by a talk with its award-winning screenwriter and director, Lisa Cholodenko. Special guest Lisa Cholodenko will participate in a discussion with Michael Trigilio, Director of the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts. She will share her experience working in TV and film, and answer questions from the audience. The event will conclude with a reception of light refreshments in the lobby. Schedule: 3 p.m. Opening | 3:10 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Film | 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Talk | 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Reception Event Is Free And Open To The Public | Please RSVP _______________________________________________ About the Film: "High Art" | 1998 | R | 1hr41m | Watch the Trailer "Twenty-two years later, High Art…resonates simultaneously as a timeless meditation on love, loss and art and as a trenchant drama with distinctive roots in 1990s aesthetics, culture and social issues." – Aviva Dove-Viebahn, Ms. Magazine Synopsis: At 24, Syd (Radha Mitchell) has landed her dream job at a New York photography magazine. After a chance meeting with her upstairs neighbor Lucy (Ally Sheedy), a once-celebrated photographer, Syd becomes enthralled with Lucy’s reckless lifestyle and relationship with her drug-addicted girlfriend (Patricia Clarkson). Before she can catch her breath, Syd discovers dark truths of life on the edge, and is forced to confront the consequences of her hunger for recognition and public esteem. _______________________________________________ About the Guest: Lisa Cholodenko is a writer-director working in film and television. While earning an MFA at Columbia University, her student film "Dinner Party" won the Channel 4 TX prize and was distributed for European television. Her first feature, "High Art", won the Waldo Salt screenwriting award at Sundance and screened in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes. Cholodenko’s other feature films include "Laurel Canyon" and "The Kids Are All Right", which was nominated for four Academy Awards and won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical. Her HBO limited series, "Olive Kitteridge", earned seven Emmy awards and the DGA award for best limited series. "Unbelievable", for which she directed the first three episodes, was nominated for several Golden Globe and Emmy awards, and won the Peabody award. Currently, she’s working on an adaptation of Joan Didion’s "The Year of Magical Thinking" for HBO. _______________________________________________ About the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts: The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts in the School of Arts and Humanities serves as the university’s hub for creative and academic advancement in culture, music, theater, film and the arts. The center provides access and opportunity for UC San Diego students and scholars to pursue their passion in cinematic arts through research, scholarship, teaching, production and exhibition of film and moving-image arts. Eventbrite RSVP Required. You do not need to bring your tickets to the event as your name will be added to the check-in list.

Join us for a powerful and flavor-filled evening at Sally’s Waterfront Dining on Tuesday, May 14 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. — where heritage, hospitality, and history come together for a one-of-a-kind dining experience. We’re honored to host Victoria Eady Butler, four-time Master Blender of the Year and the first known Black female whiskey master blender — and great-great-granddaughter of Uncle Nearest Green, the formerly enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel the craft of whiskey. Enjoy a 4-course chef-curated menu, perfectly paired with: Welcome Cocktail Guided Whiskey Tasting Flight — led by Victoria herself This intimate, communal-seating event is limited to just 40 guests, creating a space to connect, sip, and celebrate a legacy of excellence and diversity in distilling. Sally’s Waterfront Dining | Downtown San Diego Advance ticket purchase required to reserve your seat. Come raise a glass to great whiskey, bold storytelling, and an unforgettable night by the bay. Free parking when you park in Grand Hyatt San Diego's self-parking garage. Victoria Eady Butler on Instagram

Gen Z homeowners now outpace millennials at the same age. They're more likely to be single and less likely to use help from parents.

Journalism professor Dean Nelson draws on interviews with famed writers in his two latest books. Then, Midday Movies dives into satire in film. And finally, arts events to check out this weekend.

Kumeyaay historian Ethan Banegas Luiseño-Kumeyaay (SDSU-American Indian Studies) discusses the process to develop a community-engaged comic that speaks from the perspective of the Kumeyaay people. This comic is a way to tell stories of Kumeyaay people from past to present and engage with their own communities, schools, and beyond. Hear more about how tribal historians are driving the work of this visual storytelling project as a creative team brings it to life. About Ethan Ethan grew up on the Barona Reservation in San Diego County. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History, Religious Studies, and Political Science in 2009 and his Master of Arts degree in History in 2017 from the University of San Diego (USD). Banegas is owner of Kumeyaay.com and Historian for the San Diego History Center, which operates the Junípero Serra Museum. He was first published in 2017 (Indian Gaming in the Kumeyaay Nation). In 2020, he published the Kumeyaay Oral History Project, a community-based research project, after collecting thirty-three personal interviews, video-taped oral histories, and photographs from San Diego’s First People. In 2024, he published two comics—“Beyond Gaming” and “Our Past, Present, and Future”—and served as project director and author of the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project. Through these community-based projects, Professor Banegas collected the voice of the Kumeyaay people, giving a voice to the voiceless. Mingei International Museum on Facebook / Instagram