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Cinema Junkie explores how absurdity and laughter are used in activism — from viral videos to street performances and even historical resistance movements.
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Jessica Sanchez seemed born to be a star. At 10, she took the leap from singing in her local Filipino grocery store, Seafood City, in San Diego onto the very first season of "America's Got Talent" — at 16, onto "American Idol." But as quickly as she rose, everything began to unravel. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe annual convention is returning for its second year, with a focus on connecting Indigenous creatives and celebrating Indigenous-led stories.
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Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason weaves scenes of quiet domestic life against the backdrop of an arresting landscape in his newest film. -
Cinema Junkie also recommends Silent Movie Mondays' 1927 classic "Wings" at the Balboa Theatre.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: MCASD's annual art auction; a new creative storytelling series; "Peter and the Wolf"; vibraphone music; Convoy Rising; the Blacktronika lecture series and more arts events. -
Printed passes are available at nearly 90 libraries throughout the county through February.
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U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024. -
A publicist for Bad Bunny confirmed to NPR that the little boy in a blue bunny hat detained by ICE in Minneapolis last month did not participate in the Super Bowl halftime show.
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The star filled his set with hits and familiar images from home, but also expanded his lens to make an argument about the place of Puerto Rico within a larger American context. -
This was Puerto Rico's moment, a spotlight on a collective son who quit bagging groceries a decade ago and became the world's most streamed artist on Spotify last year.
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Dorothy Roberts' parents, a white anthropologist and a Black woman from Jamaica, spent years interviewing interracial couples in Chicago. Her memoir draws from their records. -
NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin. -
Ben Ogden of Vermont skied powerfully, finishing just behind Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway. It was the first Olympic medal for a U.S. men's cross-country skier since 1976. -
Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan won bronze, for both a first career Olympic medal. For Shiffrin, the world's top slalom skier, a 4th-place finish was her 7th consecutive Olympic race without a medal.
Latest Arts Events
Lunar New Year Celebration at Central Library
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 4 PM to 6 PM
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San Diego Central Public Library
Free
Lunar New Year Celebration
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 5 PM to 7 PM
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Carmel Valley Library
Free
Local Authors Book Talk: Joi Jackson and Nita Love
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM
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San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common
Free
Learn the Art of Storytelling: Shaping Your Story
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
New Advances in Alzheimer's Treatments-Virtual
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 6 PM to 7 PM
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Virtual
Free
DGC Video: 'Nobody’s Fool: A Tribute to Kathleen Turner' – 'Crimes of Passion' (Unrated Cut)
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7 PM
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Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular / $11 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Kids Eat Free Monday Through Wednesday at The Shores Restaurant
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7 AM
Ongoing until April 29, 2026
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The Shores Restaurant
Free
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