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The "Take Me to the Water: Histories of the Black Pacific" exhibit delves into 500 years of Black Mariner legacies in whaling, fishing, surfing, swimming, sailing, exploration, and defense shaping the U.S. Pacific. This immersive new exhibit exploring Black maritime history, identity, culture, and connection across the Pacific world. Explore the deep and often overlooked relationships between Black communities and the Pacific Ocean. Spanning centuries of maritime movement, labor, exploration, and cultural exchange, the exhibit highlights the lives and contributions of Black mariners whose stories helped shape the Pacific world. Visitors to the Maritime Museum of San Diego are invited to discover the experiences of sailors, whalers, fishers, waterfront workers, explorers, soldiers, surfers, swimmers, and scholars whose connections to the ocean expanded far beyond traditional narratives of maritime history. Through immersive storytelling, historical interpretation, and contemporary scholarship, the exhibit offers a broader and more inclusive understanding of the Pacific—revealing how identity, labor, migration, resilience, and culture moved across oceans and generations. Exhibit entry is included in general admission ticket purchase. General admission includes self-guided tour of all vessels and exhibits. The Maritime Museum is open daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last visitor entry is at 4 p.m. Visit: https://sdmaritime.org/visit/exhibits/take-me-to-the-water/ Maritime Museum of San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Join us for an evening of fresh insight and cinematic exploration with Professor Daisuke Miyao as we celebrate his newest book, "Ozu and the Ethics of Indeterminacy." A leading scholar of Japanese cinema, Chair of the Department of Literature, and fellow of the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego, Professor Miyao invites audiences to reconsider how films create meaning. Drawing on carefully curated clips from the work of Yasujirō Ozu, his talk examines how cinema can resist singular interpretation, opening instead onto multiple perspectives and modes of experience. What does it mean to watch a film without a fixed point of view? How do images shape not only what we see, but how we understand the world? Through the concept of an “ethics of indeterminacy,” Miyao offers a nuanced and timely framework for engaging with cinema in all its complexity. The presentation will be followed by a moderated Q&A, offering an opportunity for deeper conversation and engagement with Professor Miyao’s work. This event also marks a significant moment in Professor Miyao’s scholarly career, celebrating the publication of two major books in close succession—an achievement that underscores his dynamic contributions to the field of film studies. Hosted by the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, this event is open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the wider community. We invite you to be part of this lively and thought-provoking discussion. Visit: https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/re-examining-cinema-studies-ozu-and-the-ethics-of-indeterminacy Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts on Instagram

People in the Northern Mariana Islands — remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean — are dealing with the aftermath of intense winds and severe flooding from Super Typhoon Bavi.

Labour's Andy Burnham, the current mayor of Greater Manchester, has won a special election for a seat in Parliament that puts him in a position to challenge embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer for leadership of the country.

Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt was one of seven one-star admirals to have their promotions nixed — five of them women or people of color, the New York Times said.

The End of the Sahara is a kaleidoscopic murder mystery by the Algerian writer Saïd Khatibi. An Enigma by the Sea is a witty, socially astute novel set along well-to-do Tuscan coast.

The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.

One Night Only manages to fail as a dystopia and as a rom-com. Meanwhile, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a perfect tale for this moment — if you don't mind your eroticism with a side of gore.

Glamour, Rhythm, and a Cause. Spend an unforgettable night under the stars where Havana-inspired style meets a powerful purpose: supporting art, science, culture, and education in Balboa Park. Join Patrons of the Prado for an evening at Club "MASTERPIECE", celebrating Cuba's Golden Era. Enjoy craft cocktails, a gourmet dinner prepared by the Pampelmousse Grill, dancing to the live sounds of NRG, and curated silent and live auction items. Proceeds from the event provide nine organizations in Balboa Park with unrestricted funds to support their greatest needs, as well as Bucks4Buses education grants. Visit: https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-001C000000oE9snIAC/events/vevt:e91f45c5-a6ed-4bf0-bd60-455a0f538720/home/story Patrons of the Prado on Instagram and Facebook

In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.