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Hulu is taking over San Diego Comic Con this year with an immersive experience in celebration of their Adult Animation and Anime library, Animayhem. Fans are invited to enter the second dimension and step into the mesmerizing worlds of their favorite series and characters including "Family Guy," "The Simpsons," "Bob’s Burgers," "Futurama," "Archer," "American Dad," "The Great North," and "Solar Opposites." Hulu is setting themselves apart from the SDCC crowd by using 2D drawing styles and optical illusions to create a 3D activation that feels comically flat and delightfully out-of-whack – just like the Hulu Animayhem shows fans know and love. They will be bringing together attendees on June 20 - 23 for this year’s largest offsite installation. Adding to the excitement, there will be various interactive photo moments including the iconic “Family Guy” couch, the “Futurama” 55ft replica of HQ, the Alaskan landscape of “The Great North,” The Belchers of “Bob’s Burgers,” and so much more. Immerse yourself into the most highly-anticipated experience you won’t want to miss this Comic-Con!

WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience - announces the 14th Annual TwainFest. Twainfest will take place on Saturday, August 19 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Heritage County Park. There is a limited capacity - so reservations are required for your FREE entry. Learn more and Register for Attendance through here. TwainFest, now a tradition for many San Diego families, is an all-day FREE festival celebrating Mark Twain and the literature and culture of 19th Century America. There is something for everyone at this festive old-fashioned gathering. Write Out Loud Artistic Director, Veronica Murphy, shared “We are so grateful to be returning to Heritage Park for this year’s celebration. TwainFest #14 provides new interactive experiences with Robin Hood, Pinocchio, two bilingual performances, and other literary favorites, as well as games and giant puppets. Family-friendly literary fun is what we do - we look forward to sharing it with the community.” Returning Festival Favorites: Local San Diego performers present 19th Century stories and poems by Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, Miguel de Cervantes, Carlo Collodi, William Shakespeare, as well as traditional folktales from Africa and South America. Mad Hatter’s Tea Party - Immerse yourself in an interactive event with The Mad Hatter, Alice, White Rabbit & Door Mouse as you explore Wonderland! Tom Sawyer’s Fence Painting - Tom Sawyer, Aunt Polly and Becky Thatcher seek out children at the park. Working together, they find things to trade with Tom for permission to help him whitewash the fence! Foresting with Robin Hood - Join the beloved outlaw on an interactive adventure through Sherwood Forest! Careful to avoid the Sheriff of Nottingham! The Authors Salon provides the opportunity to meet beloved writers of the period: Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Charles Dickens. Giant puppets of Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Edgar Allan Poe will wander the park. An arcade of unique literary games and activities designed especially for TwainFest will entertain players of all ages. Games & activities include: Calaveras Jumping Frog Launch, Frog Toss, Never-Ending Story, Election of 1872, Huck Finn’s Rope Making, Fishing for Words, Wheel of Fiction, Chortle This, Colors of Twain and Red Queen’s Croquet. Free Books are provided at the Book Emporium to all who participate. Connect with Write Out Loud on Social Media! Facebook & Twitter

DMICS 2023 will conclude with a night of opera and a celebration of the human voice. One of the unique aspects of DMICS is our opera workshop program, in which composers are invited to work with a collection of some of Southern California's top vocal artists to develop and present new operatic works together. This season we will hear the continuation of Polina Nazaykinskaya's major opera-in-progress, "Tear Down This Wall," a comedic scene from Jordan Kuspa's "The Importance of Being Earnest," and several vocal works by composers with local ties to San Diego: Texu Kim, Michael Remson, and Joseph Sowa. This is a rare opportunity to hear new works in their infancy, as our composer/performer teams work to hone their creative vision together and create new and powerful operas destined for grand stages in the future. For more information visit: delmarcomposers.org

Israel claims some achievements in more than three months of fighting since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, but the Palestinian death toll has soared and the militant group still clings to power in Gaza.

Taiwan's vice president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, will be the island's next leader. Tensions with Beijing seem poised to rise.

Join us for a night of chamber music as we open the fourth season of the Del Mar International Composers Symposium! Hear music by acclaimed composers Texu Kim (composition faculty at SDSU), returning DMICS favorite Polina Nazaykinskaya, and DMICS founder Jordan Kuspa performed by a powerhouse trio of musicians: GRAMMY-winning violinist Domenic Salerni, innovative cellist Emily Hu, and "superb pianist" (Washington Post) Jessica Xylina Osborne. This unique program gives you the opportunity to hear from and meet each of our composers, as we explore why and how composers write the music they do. In addition, Domenic Salerni will present a workshop performance of his new piano trio--the first performance of this new work anywhere. It will be the perfect way to kick off our season, showing how DMICS brings composers and performers together as we strive to make the creative process tangible for all.

Flowers For the Future(FFF), an exceptional high school club from Canyon Crest Academy in Carmel Valley, provides educational resources and support to Afghan girls' educational needs. FFF will hold a panel discussion on "Afghan Youth Art and Poetry Exchange" at the Central Library in San Diego on July 22nd at 5 p.m. A set of NFTs of local Afghan girls' drawings will be released at the SD Comic Con and at the event. Khossravi, the “Arrows of Light” translator, will share her experience working with the author, and other club members will talk about their efforts to develop curriculum, raise money and do outreach. It also would be a great opportunity to learn more about the challenges and opportunities facing these young Afghan girl artists and poets.

President Biden made a point of calling his predecessor a loser in his first two speeches of the year. It's a way to remind voters of the post-2020 election chaos — and troll his likely opponent.

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island's future stance towards China.

Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at the Tops supermarket in 2022.