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Four baby turtles come in contact with a mysterious substance called ooze and then are transformed into human sized crime ...

On a 12-by-16-inch canvas, artist Neil Andersson intertwines shapes and colors as if piecing together a puzzle. A yellow ...

What If... tells the story of Ben Walker (Kevin Sorbo), who fifteen years ago left his college sweetheart (Kristy Swanson), ...

Sean Penn directs this 2007 film he adapted from Jon Krakauer’s novel about the true story of Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a disconnected recent ...

Nisha Ganatra (Late Night, The High Note) directs this sequel to Freaky Friday (2003), itself a remake of a 1976 film based on Mary ...

Summer Membership Drive We’ve only begun spreading the word over the past year, but Sun’s membership program has enabled readers like you to support our journalism since 2020. It’s about time we ...

This black comedy may be based on a true story, but it was new to me despite only happening eight years ago in 2017.

Depending on who you ask, Ocean Ramsey is either a serious marine conservationist with an unorthodox approach or a crazy woman and self-aggrandizer who ...

SANTA MARIA 100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers’ honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and ...

Valley Speaks—a local historical speaker series sponsored by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, and the library—will feature a talk about the legacy of Knudsen Creamery on ...