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  • This weekend in the arts: Christina McFaul, City Ballet, "Tartuffe," San Diego Dance Theatre, San Diego Latino Film Festival and Honor Choir. Plus, live music picks including Sleepy Pearls, Xin Xin, Buddha Trixie, Brittney Spencer and more.
  • Twitter has long had a bot problem, but since moderation on the platform was gutted and paid users were given "prioritization" in replies, the landscape has changed.
  • Get ready for albums by Iron & Wine, Kamasi Washington, Tyla, Vampire Weekend and many, many more.
  • Some $1.5 billion flowed to local government coffers this year, sparking debates about transparency and how to spend the money. Here are 5 takeaways from a year's worth of reporting on the issue.
  • "Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer," Musk said as he announced the step. "That is the goal."
  • One of the biggest-selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy consistently performs stand-up to sell-out crowds across the globe. At the latest count he has taken tour shows to over forty different countries. His last tour, "Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits", sold over 480,000 tickets globally with current show, "Terribly Funny", exceeding that figure by the end of 2022. The tour continues in to 2023 with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and beyond. Jimmy is a household name in UK television, well known for hosting Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and "Big Fat Quiz Of The Year" in addition to presenting Comedy Central’s "Roast Battle UK" and "Your Face Or Mine". He is a regular on all the top panel shows, including "QI" and "A League Of Their Own", has performed as part of "The Royal Variety Performance" three times, is a judge on hit BBC1 entertainment series "I Can See Your Voice" and the host of brand-new Channel 4 gameshow "I Literally Just Told You". Jimmy is also a high-profile name in North America. He was the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing three specials on the platform, "Funny Business" (2016) and "Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits" (2017) and "His Dark Material" (2021) which was Netflix’s most watched stand-up comedy special in the UK that year. He also presented and exec-produced an original panel show format for Netflix, "The Fix", and has been a guest multiple times on US staples such "The Tonight Show", "The Late", "Late Show" and "Late Night With Conan O’Brien". He has performed at the "Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival" since 2003 with more appearances than any other UK act in that time. Before making the move to streaming, Jimmy was one of the bestselling acts in the comedy DVD market, his eight titles (Live, Stand-Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes, Making People Laugh, Being Funny and Laughing & Joking) selling over 1.2 million copies between them. These shows are now all available on Jimmy’s YouTube channel, where he has accrued over 758,000 subscribers and 210 million views since launching in 2018. Jimmy is also a published author. He co-wrote "The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes" in 2007 and his highly anticipated memoir "Before & Laughter" was released in September 2021, making The Sunday Times Bestsellers list. Please Note: Must be 16+ to attend. Connect with Jimmy Carr on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
  • Scholars say local action directed at improving access to housing, health care and education are more likely to pass than cash payments.
  • O'Connor committed to a lifetime program of dissent, discontent and refusal against establishment evils. She carried all that swirling vehemence in her body and exorcised it through her howling music.
  • A mystery has been brewing in a small ranching town on Hawaii's Big Island. Word has it that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought the land, stirring worries about what he plans to do with it.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the world of dinosaur fossil collecting. Hear perspectives on the controversial hobby from private collectors, paleontologists, and others as Big John—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.
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