LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
A game once associated with grandparents is finding a new generation of fans. As mahjong clubs fill up and social media fuels curiosity, players are rediscovering a pastime that offers a mix of strategy, luck and a place to belong.
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The Port of Entry team traces the origins and impact of a unique U.S.-based graduation ceremony held in Mexico. This event was created to reunite families separated by immigration policies and give them the chance to celebrate together. -
“Dead, White and Blue” is made from 100% recycled film and filmmaker Mike Davis explains what that means.
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In 'Power Ballad,' a wedding singer played by Paul Rudd writes a hit — and a popstar makes it his. -
Backrooms, by 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons, is set in a mysterious maze of abandoned offices. Curry Barker, 26, tells a horror story about consent and male loneliness in Obsession.
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A new HBO documentary by Questlove tells the story of the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Morning Edition host A Martinez speaks with band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Music fills North Park, design at MCASD, 2SLGBTQIA+ movement art, MMA theater, climate drag and more.
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UC San Diego MFA graduate Ngozi Anyanwu explores family, estrangement and MMA culture in her play "The Monsters" at La Jolla Playhouse. -
San Diego's Digital Gym Cinema joins American Cinematheque's global film festival celebrating dark themes and exhilarating artistry.
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Christopher Polentz’s design features a quill in the foreground. In the background, the sun breaks through the clouds. -
"Fragmented Stories" brings together artists Eden DeLaVara and Marcela Alarcón López as they explore identity, surveillance, family history and life across borders during the nation's 250th anniversary.
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After Italian Flavio Cobolli missed an overhead on the second championship point of the five-set encounter, Zverev dropped on his back and began sobbing. -
The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready. -
Negotiations between the union representing the workers, the hospitality group at the Los Angeles stadium and FIFA are set to continue Monday. -
The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations. -
If the workers vote in favor, the union would be free to call for a work stoppage as early as next week, just as the World Cup competition begins.
Latest Arts Events
Sober Queerious Drag Brunch - Pride Month Edition
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 11 AM to 2 PM
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Good News Bar
$15 - $35
Art For All: Aaron Kramer's Sense of Wonder
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 12 PM to 2 PM
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Oceanside Museum of Art
Free
'Sabor Del Barrio': The 3rd Annual Taste of Barrio Logan
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 12 PM to 4 PM
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Barrio Logan Cultural District
$40 - $55
Out & Abt SD: Pride Kick Off Pool Party
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 12 PM to 8 PM
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Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
$28.52
'Works In Progress' Opening Reception
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 1 PM to 3 PM
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F1VE Art Studio and Gallery at Liberty Station
Free
Bleak Week: Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films – 'A Generation'
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular | $11 Students and Seniors | $9 Members
Artist Workshop: Building Kinetic Sculptures With Aaron Kramer
Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 3 PM to 6 PM
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Oceanside Museum of Art
$55-75
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