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As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.

Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually used in only the most serious and rare of cases: dealing with Nazis or war criminals.

High-end accommodations for pooches are thriving in one of the world's most unequal countries. They have their defenders and their critics. Who's barking up the right tree?

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

Wherever you are in the writing process, submitting your work can be a helpful light at the end of the tunnel. But the world of literary magazines and small publishers is so expansive and diverse, it’s hard to know where and how to send your work out for publication. In this workshop with Dennis James Sweeney, author of "How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses", we’ll talk about the landscape of literary magazines and small presses, strategies for achieving your publication goals, and how to navigate the vulnerability of sending out the writing you’ve worked so hard on. You’ll leave the class with next steps for submitting your latest piece of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or hybrid work. This informational class will also include written reflection, group discussion, and Q&A time. Join us if you’d like company in the exciting but daunting process of sending out your writing. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-14-how-to-submit-with-dennis-james-sweeney/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

The new Naked Gun film, starring Liam Neeson, captures its predecessors' slapstick spirit. Freakier Friday, meanwhile, proves less compelling, despite a solid performance by Lindsay Lohan.

Film Forum Coronado presents the Short Film Showcase Wednesday, July 2 at 6 p.m. Film Forum Coronado Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-7390 Free Film and Discussion In the Winn Room Adults SHORT FILM SHOWCASE (87 min. ) “SIMON OF THE DESERT” (1965. 60th Anniversary. 45 min.) (Spanish w/ English subtitles) - Luis Bunuel spins a wicked and wild fable of the miracles and temptations of an ascetic who spent his life on top of a pillar. The Devil (Silvia Pinal ) huddles below trying to tempt him down. “OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE” (1961. 26 min.) Winner of the Palm d ‘ Or at Cannes as well as an Academy Award for Live Action Short Subject. A haunting fever dream based on Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story. A lone Confederate soldier captured by Union troops stands atop a bridge as he awaits his hanging — but suddenly the rope snaps! “THE DOVE” (DE DÜVA) ( 1968. 15 min.) This Oscar-nominated absurdist satire of Ingmar Bergman’s films marked the film debut of Madeleine Kahn. A retired physicist , while sitting in an outhouse, recalls a garden party he attended as a youth, his badminton game with Death and a defecating dove.

Southeast San Diego's Shua opens up about his journey from signing a record deal as a teen to struggling to make ends meet. His story pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to survive as a musician today.

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees it illegally fired. Agencies report they are doing so but placing most of them on paid leave.

A new study points out success stories — and potential obstacles — to bringing vaccines to the world's children.