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A family of Afghan musicians in the U.S. wants to raise awareness about their plight.

It was a pretty wild year for music. Here are some KPBS staff picks for the best albums of 2022.

While California's wet winter brought wildflower super blooms, heavy storms damaged or delayed flowers at local farms, impacting prices before Mother's Day.

After his 17-year relationship ends, a gay NYC real estate agent (Neil Patrick Harris) leans on friends as he navigates hookup culture in this breezy Netflix comedy reminiscent of Sex and the City.

These days, as polarization reaches deep into American life, some musicians are trying to stay out of the fray and use their music to bridge divides.

Two registered sex offenders accused of engaging in sex acts with a 16-year-old girl at an El Cajon motel were ordered Thursday to stand trial on several felony sex crime counts.

The first in-person Talmadge Art Show is Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 at the Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Rd. San Diego 92106. There will be 90 accomplished craft artists creating works for art for sale including: silver and bead jewelry; porcelain tiles; clothing; hats, purses; garden art; paintings; wearable fiber art; gourd art; silks and copper. Plus the Firebreathers, glass artists, will be showcasing and selling their functional, figurative and decorative pieces. And the Clay Artists of San Diego will show you the beauty of clay for the home. There will be two food trucks: a coffee truck 7 a.m. - 11 a.m., Hot Bevs, and then the lunch truck, Eat Your Heart Out. A drawing for tickets to La Jolla Playhouse will also be held and you needn't be present to win. Free Admission and Free Parking. And bring in this article and receive $10 off a purchase of $200 or more (before tax). Masks and hand sanitizer will be available to everyone. Information on artists and directions to the venue is at www.talmadgeartshow.com or by calling 619-559-9082.

The San Diego Watercolor Society presents “Beyond Rules, an Art Exhibition” juried by award-winning artist Mathew Bird. The exhibit runs Sept 2- 25, 2021 at our Art Gallery in The ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station with 95-100 original ready-to-hang watermedia paintings for sale. The Gallery is open Weds - Sun, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The paintings can be viewed and purchased online as well. Please visit www.sdws.org for more information.

An internal CDC report says Delta variant infections are likely more severe and vaccinated people may spread it just as easily as the unvaccinated. Scripps Research Director Eric Topol weighs in on the report. And, this weekend in the arts: “Twenty Women Artists: NOW” wraps up its exhibition, the 2021 Juried Biennial Exhibition hosts its closing reception, and SD Practice continues at two locations across the county.

As the Writers Guild of America began its first strike in 15 years, union members let loose with quips to studio executives, as they picketed outside companies like Netflix, Sony and NBCUniversal.