San Luis Obispo New Times

3 days ago | newtimesslo.com | John Donegan

A recent article on the NBC News site described the rehabilitation underway of the term "retarded," which in recent years has just been solemnly referred to as the "R-word." Public figures like Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Ben Stiller, and a Danish astronaut have landed in hot water for their unrepentant use of the term.

3 days ago | newtimesslo.com | Caleb Wiseblood

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series going behind the scenes with the Great American Melodrama's owners, cast, and crew. Flanked by unmarked gravestones, vampire coffins, and headless mannequins, scenic carpenter Martin Ramirez stands inside a two-story building on the north end of the Great American Melodrama's parking lot.

3 days ago | newtimesslo.com | Emma Montalbano |Libbey Hanson

A live-action film based on the 2002 Disney movie Lilo & Stitch, this is the story of a lonely and grieving 6-year-old named Lilo who befriends and adopts a blue dog-shaped alien that she names Stitch. Stitch is a space fugitive, who both aliens and human law enforcement try to get ahold of as he terrorizes and entertains both Lilo and her old sister, Nani.

3 days ago | newtimesslo.com | Libbey Hanson

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3 days ago | newtimesslo.com | Glen Starkey

Day 2, Saturday, June 14, of the Live Oak Music Festival is always a bit of a marathon. The music starts at 8 a.m. and rolls all the way through to 1 a.m. on Sunday. There's an amazing lineup for the day, but the headliner is one of my favorite bands to see live: The California Honeydrops. The band members—led by Polish trumpet player and frontman Lech Wierzynski—cut their teeth busking in Oakland's subway systems, honing their retro soul and R&B sounds.