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In a statement, Academy president David Rubin said Will Smith's behavior was unacceptable and harmful. -
The New York Public Library recently received a machine that will read cracked and scratched wax cylinders — which include some of the earliest recorded audio. -
The Baja California Orchestra was started by Eastern European musicians after the fall of the Soviet Union. -
Nathian Shae Rodriguez, a journalism and media studies professor at SDSU, teaches a class inspired by the late pop star and her legacy. The course is called "Selena & Latinx Media Representation." -
This weekend in the arts: Disco Riot interprets Cauleen Smith's video work at San Diego Museum of Art; a group show at Quint; James E. Watts at Oceanside Museum of Art; Silkroad Ensemble's "Home Within"; Thee Sacred Souls, Kahlil Nash and more at Quartyard; San Diego Opera's "Roméo et Juliette"; and a day of choral concerts at the San Diego Sings Festival. -
Zac Brown Band, Kings of Leon and Gwen Stefani are among the artists headlining this year's festival, set for Nov. 18-20. -
In "A Knee on the Neck," composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin pay tribute to Floyd's memory and offer hope for the future – while wrestling with the realities of the present day. -
After a global dance hit, the country star returns from lockdown with an intimate new album — and a new son, who helped inspire it. -
In the arts this weekend: a new exhibition at ICA Central, free concerts from the San Diego Symphony, City Ballet at Balboa Theatre, Sacra/Profana sings in Fallbrook, visual art faculty group show and New Village Arts' "Into the Woods." -
While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism.
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