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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master, Will Shortz, and CPR listener Sam McDowell of Boulder, Colorado.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Outdoor digital art at UC San Diego; ICA NextGen; San Diego Symphony and fireworks; "The Janeiad" at The Old Globe; "Consequential Dances" at Art Produce; Lambda Archives Intergenerational Exhibit at the Central Library; live music and more arts picks.

Environmental advocates said the proposed biofuels transfer station would mark a retreat from the city’s fight to curb pollution in its west side neighborhood.

About 'Weekend Edition Saturday'

Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.

Drawing on his experience in covering 10 wars and stories in all 50 states and seven continents, Simon brings a humorous, sophisticated and often moving perspective to each show. He is as comfortable having a conversation with a major world leader as he is talking with a Hollywood celebrity or the guy next door.

Weekend Edition Saturday has a unique and entertaining roster of other regular contributors. Marin Alsop, conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, talks about music. Daniel Pinkwater, one of the biggest names in children's literature, talks about and reads stories with Simon. Financial journalist Joe Nocera follows the economy. Howard Bryant of EPSN.com and NPR's Tom Goldman chime in on sports. Keith Devlin, of Stanford University, unravels the mystery of math, and Will Grozier, a London cabbie, talks about good books that have just been released, and what well-read people leave in the back of his taxi. Simon contributes his own award-winning essays, which are sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant.

Environmental advocates said the proposed biofuels transfer station would mark a retreat from the city’s fight to curb pollution in its west side neighborhood.

The artist, entrepreneur and writer stars in "Nighttime Julianne," a solo dark comedy about loss, desire and Filipino American identity.

Storytelling--the original social media! Be there to imbibe stories--personal, folkloric and literary--culled from travels actual and metaphorical told out by members of Storytellers of San Diego, JT Moring with guitar, Tammy Burmeister, David Schmidt, introducing Mimi Brookes of Small World Stories, hosted by Mindy Donner. Stories and tasty coffee drinks in an arts-filled atmosphere. Ages twelve and up. Storytellers of San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

Starting with this year's nominations, the Grammy Awards will split its prize for country album of the year into two distinct categories: traditional and contemporary.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has been looking for a way to win national attention. Proposition 50 puts him “light-years ahead.”