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Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and playwright, dies at 95

Etelka Lehoczky

Feiffer was best known for illustrating the children's classic "The Phantom Tollbooth." His loopy lines left a lasting mark on art, literature and film.
One longtime Gaiman fan on where we go from here

Glen Weldon

Pop culture critic Glen Weldon says he can't separate the art from the artist. But in light of the sexual abuse allegations against Gaiman, he will separate himself from the author's future work.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego weekend arts events: Awards-season films, local bands and comic book fun

Beth Accomando

This weekend in the arts: Digital Gym Cinema movie screenings, a Latino Film Festival mixer, live music performances and a Comic Savvy open house.
National

A woman invented the rape kit. So why was a man given credit for it?

Tonya Mosley

Rape kits were widely known as "Vitullo Kits" after a Chicago police sergeant. But a new book tells the story of Marty Goddard, a community activist who worked with runaway teenagers in the 1970s.
Years ago, writer Pico Iyer lost everything in a wildfire. This is what he learned

Terry Gross

After a 1990 wildfire destroyed his home and possessions, Iyer started over. The loss led him to a Benedictine monastery, where he found comfort and compassion in solitude. His new memoir is Aflame.
Show up to your next book club meeting with these 12 reading recommendations

Dhanika Pineda

Sometimes you finish a book and just have to talk about it with someone else. If your book club is looking for its next conversation-sparking title we have a dozen for you!
Neil Gaiman has responded to sexual misconduct allegations

Elizabeth Blair

The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."
Arts & Culture

5 ways to stay inspired and crush your 2025 reading goals

Leslie Gonzalez

From book clubs to author events, explore how San Diego’s literary scene can inspire your reading resolutions.
International

5 things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir

Daniel Burke

In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a desire for the Catholic Church to be seen as a field hospital, not a fortress.
In a new book, Brooke Shields opens up about a non-consensual, intimate surgery

Dhanika Pineda

In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old the actor discusses female aging and agency, and waking up from a surgery to learn the doctor made changes to her body that were unapproved.