Welcoming dual-language Indie-J-Pop and Jazz—Fusion Singer Songwriter, Mei Semones, to San Diego’s Quartyard on Wednesday, July 16 By Cory-LaNeave Jones Mei Semones is a newbie on the jazz charts, but […]
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OPINION: Time for San Diego to Think Like a City-State
by John M. Eger July 15, 2025 San Diego has all the ingredients to become a city-state in function, if not in law. Consider what sets us apart: As global […]
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COMMENTARY: From Starry Nights to San Diego: When Art Becomes Medicine
by John M. Eger July 7, 2025 We know that Vincent van Gogh famously severed part of his ear after a confrontation with his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin. We […]
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THE BUZZ: Yo Soy: A Vibrant Return to 1970s Feminist Art
Hauser & Wirth, Downtown Los AngelesOn view through October 5th, 2025 by Cathy Breslaw “I did many self portraits. And then at one point I decided I would use letters, […]
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COMMENTARY: Can Art Heal a Fractured World?
by John M. Eger June 29, 2025 It may seem naïve to believe that art holds the key to healing our divided world. Yet art is perhaps the purest expression […]
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THE BUZZ: From Venice Biennale to LA: Jeffrey Gibson’s Dazzling Return at The Broad
by Cory-LaNeave Jones June 25, 2025 Jeffrey Gibson has brought his fabulously bright and kaleidoscopic exhibit all the way from the Venice Biennale to Southern California. Jeffrey Gibson: the space […]
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OPINION: Creative and Innovative Workers in Demand: Can Universities Still Deliver?
by John M. Eger June 23, 2025 For decades, higher education—even in models where art and science are integrated—has been seen as the surest path to upward mobility. But that […]
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THE BUZZ: In The Jukebox Musical Debate: Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the undeniable spectacular-spectacular
by Kristen Nevárez Schweizer June 23, 2025 If you want to spark a lively debate at a theatre cocktail party, bring up jukebox musicals. What started as a creative experiment […]
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THE BUZZ: Cult Favorite Cinema Returns in Balboa Theatre’s Retro Rewind Series
By Mario Sanguinet June 18, 2025 For three weekends this summer, the Balboa Theatre will screen two films from (mostly) the 80s in their RETRO REWIND Summer Film Series. This […]
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OPINION: The Unraveling of DEI: Why Abandoning Inclusion Threatens Innovation and Economic Growth
by John M. Eger June 7, 2025 For nearly 60 years, the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)—enshrined in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and upheld by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]
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THE BUZZ: Teufelsberg: From Cold War Spy Hill to Berlin’s Largest Street Art Canvas
Teufelsberg, Berlin—Former Listening Station and Street Art Gallery Cornelia Feye, reporting from Berlin June 8, 2025 Berlin is flat as a pancake. As a San Diegan I’m used to hills […]
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THE BUZZ: Summer Nights at The Nat: Rooftop Views and Fossil Discoveries
by Jordan Jacobo June 2, 2025 If you’re one of the rare San Diegans who actually grew up in San Diego (I like to think of us as “America’s Finest […]
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