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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes WXPN's John Morrison to discuss billy woods, Thom Yorke, PinkPantheress and more.

The Alliance Française San Diego invites you to a delightful gathering in the park on Saturday, May 24, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.! What’s in store? A book fair with Clotilde French Bookstore – explore a wonderful selection of French books! Delicious food from La Flamme Française and cookies by Little Oven Fun games for kids – a great way to play, learn, and connect! A friendly, relaxed atmosphere to meet fellow Francophiles and families. Come celebrate French language and culture with us—bring your friends and family! May 24, 2025, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. University Gardens Park Gullstrand St & Governor Dr., Gullstrand St, San Diego, CA 92122 This event is free and open to all Please RSVP to help us plan for the event. Books and food are available for purchase. Visit: https://www.afsandiego.org/events-1/games-and-book-fair-in-the-park Alliance Francais San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

The Academy has announced that Oscar voters will actually have to watch all the movies in a category before making their final-round picks. It's on the honor system, but hey, it's a start.

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.

This course will help aspiring memoirists differentiate between vulnerability and exposition. We’ll learn what the difference between the two are and what makes an author’s memoir resonate with its readers. Excerpts from a variety of memoirs will be examined and time will be allotted for students to explore which topics they’d like to write about, why they want to write about them, and how memoir differentiates from journal writing. This course is for those looking to expand their understanding of memoir writing, or those looking for a place to start. SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

A recent study finds that living near a highway could have a negative impact on people’s social lives. Lead author Luca Aiello hypothesized that if residents can’t walk around their communities easily, then they’re likely meeting fewer people. Plus, nine San Diego university students have had their visas revoked. It’s part of a wave of visa revocations happening across the U.S. And the family of a man arrested during an immigration raid in El Cajon in March is fighting to keep him in the country.

The magazine Nature announced the results of its annual Scientist at Work photography contest. The six winning entries are a set of dramatic, intimate portraits of research from all over the globe.

The 2025 Tiny Desk Concert winner has been crowned, and San Diego had its own share of standout entries. We caught up with two of our local favorites — Aleah Discavage and The Neighborhood Kids — to hear the powerful stories behind their unforgettable songs.

Fitz and The Tantrums @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay with special guest Ax & The Hatchetmen! On July 25, Fitz and The Tantrums will release their anxiously awaited new album "Man On The Moon." Highlighted by lead single “Man On The Moon,” the LP is guaranteed to put some pep in your step! With the band’s signature soulful, pop-inflected songs and sing-along lyrics, and of course, the immediately recognizable vocals of Fitz and Noelle – the album is a prime example of a band that’s perfected in its craft. The impact of Fitz and The Tantrums can be felt in nearly every corner of culture. Amassing billions of streams, landing hundreds of syncs, and soundtracking countless professional sporting events in stadiums worldwide, the group has served up countless hits including the 4x-Platinum “HandClap,” 3x-Platinum “Out of My League,” Platinum “The Walker,” and Gold “Moneygrabber.” Renowned for their energetic live performances, the band has appeared at legendary festivals including Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Lollapalooza, and electrified television shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Good Morning America, TODAY, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Fitz & The Tantrums on Facebook / Instagram / YouTube Visit: https://humphreysconcerts.com/schedule.cfm

Besides its flights to the International Space Station and Starship program, SpaceX is deeply embedded in the Department of Defense. The feud between Elon Musk and President Trump could end all that.