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Books can be life-changing for people who are incarcerated. When Cherish Burtson went to federal prison, books became her source of survival. Her story – and the volunteers fighting censorship to get books past prison walls – reveals how access to reading can mean survival, connection and hope. -
KPBS Midday EditionLatina writers and readers will gather at KPBS on Wednesday, Dec. 3 for a celebration aimed to break barriers and expand representation in publishing.
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Black Friday Artist Market returns to Encanto's Graffiti Gardens for its second year. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Pop Art at MCASD; affordable small artworks at Secret Sister; LITVAKdance; the Verbatim Books Dollar Sale; "Because We Eat" and more.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces growing scrutiny over an attack on an alleged drug boat. His response included a parody of the kids' book character Franklin, showing the turtle firing at boats. -
The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.
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Send us a voice memo about a song that hit you hard in 2025 — one you listened to on repeat, made you cry, or just got you in your feels like no other. -
At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist has been kidnapped and thrown from a car. Still, Addario says, parenting two young kids can be more challenging than war reporting. -
A woman with a terminal diagnosis asks her husband to leave the house in Ann Packer's new novel. Some Bright Nowhere is an absorbing book about end-of-life care and what the living owe the dying. -
Nobel winners Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke bring us a reissue and a new book respectively this week. Also, a story from a fictional African country and a commentary on beauty. -
Chuck Samuelson, of Kitchens for Good, has launched a program that lets you adopt a tree and get the avocados it grows.
Latest Arts Events
Holiday Sake Pairing Dinner
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM
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Sky Deck
$85
Community Craft & Film Night Fundraiser
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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The Reuse & Repair Collective
$35-$75+
Writing & Publishing Magazine Articles
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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Virtual
$36-$42
Culture Brewing Breadmaking Class
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
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Culture Brewing
$57.75
Brewery Breadmaking Class at Pure Project Vista
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
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Pure Project Brewing Company, Vista
$57.75
'Swan Lake' by International Ballet Stars
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 7 PM
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Balboa Theatre
From $43
Crumb (30th Anniversary) (4K Restoration)
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 7 PM
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Digital Gym Cinema
$13 Regular / $11 Students and Seniors / $9 Members
Public Art at the New Terminal 1
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 5 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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San Diego International Airport
Free
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