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Monstra Coffee climbs three.

1. Climbs Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 47 No.44
2. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 44 No.47

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Viral Video Shows San Diego Street Performer Joe Dreamz Repeatedly Attacked During Pacific Beach Half Marathon↗

A disturbing video showing well known San Diego street performer Joe Dreamz being repeatedly targeted by a shirtless man while performing alongside Sunday's Pacific Beach Half Marathon has exploded across social media, racking up more than… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Betsabeé Romero y las cosas que cruzan la frontera↗

Una portería de futbol se levanta frente al San Diego Museum of Art, en la Plaza de Panamá de Balboa Park. A simple vista parece una instalación relacionada con la Copa Mundial de Futbol de 2026. Sin embargo, la pieza conecta con una de… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Alejandro Maciel • Tiempos de San Diego · Arts

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Lila Downs: la voz de México regresa a San Diego para celebrar el Día de Muertos↗

Pocas artistas mexicanas han logrado construir una carrera tan influyente y reconocida internacionalmente como Lila Downs, cantante, compositora y activista cultural cuya música ha servido durante décadas como puente entre las tradiciones… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Alejandro Maciel • Tiempos de San Diego · Arts

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Popular Pacific Beach Cafe Palmys Ordered Closed By San Diego County Health Department↗

One of Pacific Beach's most popular neighborhood cafes has been temporarily shut down by San Diego County health officials after inspectors reported multiple major food safety violations, including vermin, unsafe or adulterated food and… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Monstra Coffee climbs three.

1. Climbs Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 47 No.44
2. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 43 No.47

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Orchids & Onions: This year’s fragrant or smelly architecture↗

San Diego’s annual architecture awards announced winners of the fragrant Orchids and reviled Onions on Oct. 2. The Orchids & Onions awards have been a San Diego Architectural Foundation tradition for 50 years, to honor thoughtful,… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Wave FC clinch playoff spot↗

In the first game of the NWSL’s Friday lineup, the San Diego Wave beat the Orlando Pride 2-1. The Wave became the second team to clinch a playoff spot with the win, joining Gotham. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Phuoc Nguyen · Arts & Culture

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Acclaimed Del Mar Restaurant Closes For Months Long Overhaul A Year After Ownership Change↗

One of Del Mar's most celebrated restaurants has gone dark for an extensive transformation, less than 13 months after changing hands for the first time in nearly two decades. Market Restaurant + Bar, the longstanding fine dining… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Theaster Gates bets on fine china↗

The famed, Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Chloe Veltman · Arts & Culture

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All's fair in love and 'War' — a well-cast, classy-trashy divorce drama↗

HBO's War is intended to be an anthology series about two dueling London law firms. The first season stars Dominic West and Sienna Miller as a high-profile couple in the midst of a very nasty divorce. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Linda Holmes · Arts & Culture

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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down↗

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Andrew Stelzer · Arts & Culture

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No one expected Leo to be pope — except everyone who knew him as 'Bob'↗

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Scott Detrow, Daniel Burke · Arts & Culture

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Top Sports Card & Collectibles Show Takes Over Downtown San Diego Halloween Weekend↗

Sports cards, Pokémon, trading card games and collectibles will take over one of downtown San Diego's largest hotels this Halloween weekend when the San Diego Card Show arrives at the Manchester Grand Hyatt for a two-day event on Saturday,… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Felix's BBQ With Soul Returning To Oceanside With New Downtown Restaurant Months After Closing Original Location↗

Just two months after Felix's BBQ With Soul abruptly ended its nearly 17 year run in Oceanside, the longtime North County barbecue and soul food restaurant is preparing for a homecoming. The locally grown restaurant has secured a new… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Sai: el hombre que llega cuando la desgracia ya está adentro↗

Hay hombres que llegan a una habitación y uno sabe que algo cambió, aunque todavía no haya ocurrido nada. No levantan la voz, no sacan un arma, no necesitan anunciarse. Se sientan, miran, esperan. Después dicen cualquier cosa, una frase… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Mixar López • Especial para Tiempos de San Diego · Arts

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San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (September 25 - October 1) Due To County Health Department Inspections↗

An IHOP restaurant, a SeaWorld food facility, a popular La Mesa Mexican restaurant, and several North County and South Bay eateries are among the 17 San Diego County restaurants and food facilities temporarily closed or downgraded… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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How these suburban a cappella singers became improbable social media stars↗

The Tonics, an amateur a cappella group of middle-aged men in suburban Philadelphia, have built a mass social media following by posting videos of their rehearsals in each other's kitchens. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Frank Langfitt · Arts & Culture

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Schizophonics tried to ‘capture the live feel’ on ‘Burning Floor,’ the band’s first album in four years↗

Schizophonics just dropped the album on the label owned by punk legend Jello Biafra. The band, now on tour, is alming for 2027 shows at the Casbah. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Mark Nero • Times of San Diego · Arts

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San Diego entrepreneur Ashley Head expands Curls Poppin' doll line with Men of Culture↗

Ashely Head, founder and CEO of Curls Poppin' hair products and dolls, is launching a collection of male dolls designed to represent people of color. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Audy McAfee · Arts & Culture

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Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'↗

NAZA is an acronym for nezek agavi, Hebrew for "collateral damage." It refers to the number of civilian casualties the Israeli military deems acceptable. The documentary is made by Israeli filmmakers. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Justin Chang · Arts & Culture

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Duckville: The strange little place that once sat on Pacific Beach marshes↗

Discover a forgotten San Diego marshland spot where visitors hunted, fished, gathered around a wood stove and visited the Hotel de Mallard. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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San Diego Police Officer Admitted Going 25% Above Speed Limit Before Striking And Killing USD Student↗

A San Diego Police Department officer reported that he was driving 25% above the posted speed limit immediately before his police SUV struck and killed 21-year-old University of San Diego student Justin Xavier Cann, according to a newly… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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10 books we are looking forward to this fall↗

Move over, beach reads. With the fall equinox behind us, we can now curl up with cozy autumn books. There are new titles coming from Barbara Kingsolver, Chad Harbach, Jasmine Guillory and more. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Andrew Limbong · Arts & Culture

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Dance Theatre of Harlem seeks new chapter with Firebird revival↗

Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Michel Martin, Olivia Hampton · Arts & Culture

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Jury Hits City Of San Diego With $5.64 Million Verdict After Lifeguard Truck Struck 25-Year-Old Woman In Pacific Beach Crosswalk↗

A San Diego jury has returned a staggering $5.64 million verdict against the City of San Diego after a 25-year-old woman was struck by a city lifeguard truck while walking through a marked crosswalk in Pacific Beach, according to her… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Monstra Coffee slips to No. 47.

1. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 44 No.47

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Review: ‘Oh, Mary!’ — Just the right amount of offensive and raunchy↗

In 80 minutes, the perfectly cast "Oh, Mary!" packs in slapstick, absurdist, dark, sharp, campy, ridiculous, overly sexual and occasionally smart humor. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego · Arts

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City Of San Diego Takes Back Balboa Park's Historic Starlight Bowl, Ending Years-Long Nonprofit Revival Effort↗

One of Balboa Park's most storied venues is changing hands again, as the City of San Diego ends negotiations with the nonprofit that spent years trying to resurrect the long-shuttered Starlight Bowl. The city will now assume direct… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Gabriela Montero regresa a La Jolla con un recital inspirado en los grandes maestros de la música española↗

La aclamada pianista venezolana Gabriela Montero, reconocida como una de las intérpretes más destacadas de su generación, volverá a presentarse en San Diego el próximo 23 de octubre como parte de la temporada Invierno 2026-2027 de La Jolla… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Alejandro Maciel • Tiempos de San Diego · Arts

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The Padres streak into October playing their best ball. They're even ready for the mighty Brewers↗

The San Diego Padres are playing their best baseball after sweeping the Chicago Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Greg Beacham · Arts & Culture

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She can communicate with ghosts. Here's what she learns from the 'Sad Dead'↗

My Sad Dead is about an Argentinian doctor who can speak with ghosts. The Spanish-language miniseries blends creepiness, melancholy, sarcastic humor and political anger unlike anything else on TV. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

John Powers · Arts & Culture

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Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit↗

After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music — and she's OK with that. Crow's latest album is Pick You Up. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Sam Fragoso · Arts & Culture

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The Bankers Hill house built for San Diego Zoo founder Harry Wegeforth↗

Explore the history of the Wegeforth House at 210 Maple St. in Bankers Hill, now designated San Diego Historic Landmark No. 156. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Monstra Coffee slips to No. 46.

1. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 43 No.46

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Share your memories for Día de Muertos on the KPBS online altar↗

The KPBS ofrenda is a way to remember and celebrate those we love. Whether you celebrate in private or public, we welcome you to honor someone you hold in your heart. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Marielena Castellanos · Arts & Culture

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Comparte tus recuerdos para el Día de Muertos en el altar en línea de KPBS↗

La ofrenda de KPBS es una manera de recordar y celebrar a quienes amamos. Ya sea que celebres en privado o en público, te invitamos a honrar a alguien que llevas en el corazón. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Marielena Castellanos · Arts & Culture

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Top 10 weekend arts events in San Diego: Mail art, Julieta Venegas and cross-border jazz↗

An exhibit of mail art from the 1960s in San Ysidro; Trolley Dances brings dance to public transit; the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival; Julieta Venegas; "This is Government" at Moxie; Japanese food and sake and more. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Julia Dixon Evans · Arts & Culture

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Q&A: Musician and composer Preston Swirnoff has deep roots in San Diego’s underground scene↗

Preston Swirnoff was in punk bands in Mission Beach as a teen. Now his work is featured in museums and festivals around the world. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Paul Georgeades • Special to Times of San Diego · Arts

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Schools were confused about K-12 arts funding. A new law adds clarity↗

Some school officials were confused about how they could and could not spend their arts education money. A new law provides more guidance. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

<a href="https://calmatters.org/author/carolyn-jones/">Carolyn Jones</a> · Arts & Culture

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ACLU Sues San Diego In Bid To Rip Out Hundreds Of Flock Surveillance Cameras And Delete Millions Of Vehicle Records↗

A simmering battle over San Diego's sprawling network of automated license plate readers has moved from City Hall to the courtroom, with civil rights advocates asking a judge to order the city to shut down the system, rip out hundreds of… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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City threatens to cut ties with Gaslamp Quarter Association over alleged involvement with illegal Comic-Con ad↗

Local business leader refutes allegations that he received $10,000 for an illegal Avengers advertisement displayed on the Gaslamp marquee during Comic-Con. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

<a href="https://voiceofsandiego.org/author/bella-ross/">Bella Ross</a> · Arts & Culture

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9 little-known stories behind University City↗

Before UC San Diego and its planned neighborhoods, University City was a very different landscape. Explore the history of the area and how it changed over time. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Petco Park Adjacent Choi's Permanently Closes As Workers Remain Unpaid & Owner Admits Restaurant "Needed To Stop"↗

Choi's near downtown San Diego's Petco Park is now listed permanently closed after workers alleged unpaid wages and bounced checks, claims the restaurant's owner has confirmed. Choi's, the ambitious Korean fusion restaurant that opened… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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The Sleepwalkers bring their ‘cumbiabilly’ sound to Pacific BeachFest↗

The Sleepwalkers will headline a day of music ranging from '90s covers and pop-punk to DJs, school ensembles and local jazz and blues groups across three stages. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Roman Aguilar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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Monstra Coffee slips to No. 47.

1. Slips Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 43 No.47

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Doah’s Daydream to wake up Oktoberfest↗

Doah Lee's band Doah's Daydream will headline the Ocean Beach Oktoberfest. Lee talks about her journey in music. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego · Arts

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The Stars Align For Gemini Twins Bakery↗

The in-demand sourdough treats from ultra-small batch, family-run microbakery are popping up more and more across San Diego · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings at San Diego Magazine ↗

Lili Kim · San Diego Food News: Restaurants, Bars & Local Openings

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The Museum Of __ challenges expectations with 'Garbage' online↗

Quint Gallery's Mark Quint opened The Museum Of __ to showcase the extraordinary and ordinary in physical and virtual spaces. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Beth Accomando · Arts & Culture

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Pop to New Wave to Punk Rock Royalty – This week in live music↗

Brit New Wave legends to drummer and guitar virtuosos to punk rock royalty Social D and the Descendents are among the live shows you wont want to miss. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Bart Mendoza • Special to Times of San Diego · Arts

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Mahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'↗

Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Tonya Mosley · Arts & Culture

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Padres hope to ride energy from loud home crowd when they host Cubs in NL Wild Card Series↗

Back in 1984, Tony Gwynn, Steve Garvey and the San Diego Padres used the energy from their home crowd at Jack Murphy Stadium to rally from a 2-0 deficit in the National League Championship Series and stun Ryan Sandberg, Gary Matthews and… · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Bernie Wilson · Arts & Culture

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El Niño in San Diego: A history of storms, floods and surprises↗

San Diego has seen what a powerful El Niño can do. The winter of 1997-98 offers a striking reminder of how dramatically the region can change when heavy rain, swollen rivers, saturated hillsides and powerful surf arrive together. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego · Arts

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How to hide your spending habits from retailers (so you don't get ripped off)↗

Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Malaka Gharib, Marielle Segarra, Clare Marie Schneider · Arts & Culture

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4 ways to avoid getting ripped off, according to a pricing expert↗

Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Malaka Gharib, Marielle Segarra, Clare Marie Schneider · Arts & Culture

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San Diego Police Are Building A $3 Million Wall Around Themselves. What Does That Say About The Rest Of Us?↗

San Diego is spending more than $3 million to surround police headquarters with a massive security fence because of alleged vandalism and trespassing. If police need a fortress to protect their own building, taxpayers should ask exactly… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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San Diego Psychology PhD Student Accused Of Killing Best Friend's 6-Week-Old Baby Set To Stand Trial↗

A former San Diego psychology doctoral student accused of killing her best friend's six-week-old baby is scheduled to stand trial this week in a case that has attracted renewed national attention more than two years after the child's… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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San Diego Pays $269,000 To Settle Explosive Claim Alleging Mayor Gloria's Chief Of Staff Interfered In Investigation Involving Romantic Partner↗

San Diego will pay $269,000 to settle a former top official’s retaliation claim involving Mayor Todd Gloria’s chief of staff, adding to scrutiny over costly City Hall employment disputes. San Diego taxpayers will pay $269,000 to settle a… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Monstra Coffee climbs three.

1. Climbs Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 46 No.43
2. Climbs Monstra CoffeeSan Diego Was No. 47 No.44

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Fashion Week San Diego returns with runway shows downtown↗

Fashion Week San Diego will hold its 19th opening night and runway shows the first weekend in October. · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Diana Cavagnaro • Special for Times of San Diego · Arts

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San Diego Community Rallies Around Woman Seriously Injured By Stolen Tesla On Pacific Beach Boardwalk↗

A San Diego fitness community is rallying around a 25-year-old woman who suffered fractured vertebrae, broken ribs and a serious laceration when she was struck by an allegedly stolen Tesla speeding down the Pacific Beach boardwalk earlier… · at SanDiegoVille ↗

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Kyle MacLachlan says he was David Lynch's 'submersible' into dark places↗

MacLachlan was 23 when he auditioned for Lynch's adaptation of Dune. The two would go on to work together on the cult classics Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. MacLachlan's new memoir is Fictional Selves. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Terry Gross · Arts & Culture

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I didn't think 'Pachinko' could be topped. Then I read 'American Hagwon'↗

Min Jin Lee's new novel is the third in a planned four-novel series about the Korean diaspora. Nearly 10 years in the making, this sweeping-but-intimate 600+ page book is overwhelming — in a good way. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Maureen Corrigan · Arts & Culture

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Central Library exhibit urges viewers to 'Remember Us'↗

Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH) opens Sep. 29 for a two-year run, while planning proceeds for a permanent museum. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

John Carroll · Arts & Culture

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Trump aims to leave a physical legacy in D.C., bulldozing norms along the way↗

President Trump has brought his New York real estate background to the White House. But experts say D.C. is a very different historic and legal landscape — and worry about the precedent he could set. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Rachel Treisman · Arts & Culture

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'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas↗

Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse. · Arts & Culture at KPBS ↗

Ericka Taylor · Arts & Culture

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Cinco preguntas con Daniel Atkinson: el Festival Internacional de Jazz San Diego Tijuana lleva la música más allá de las fronteras↗

El Festival Internacional de Jazz San Diego Tijuana no es el evento musical más grande de la región, pero bien podría ser el más interesante e innovador. Programado del 1 al 4 de octubre, con dos días en Tijuana, uno en San Diego y otro en… · Arts at Times of San Diego ↗

Peter Blackstock • Special to Times of San Diego · Arts