Hip Hop Culture & Education: UCLA’s Hip Hop Congress is “edutaining” students with workshops, fashion and art, plus film screenings that trace hip-hop’s roots while spotlighting new artists. Native Art Legacy: The Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture returns Sept. 17 at USD, paired with the dedication of Colleen Cutschall’s public sculpture “Victorious” and a retrospective of her work. Conspiracy Culture in Film: New Epstein-related releases keep fueling online debate, even as official findings point to suicide and institutional failures. Constitutional Identity in the Arts: India’s proposed Article 371(K) for Ladakh would expand protections tied to land, culture and language, but key powers remain undecided. K-Culture Boom: Korea’s foreign student intake topped 500,000 for the first time, driven by global interest in K-pop and dramas. Community Arts & Memory: A felted-silk 9/11 remembrance exhibit opens at the Meredith Public Library, while local murals and native-plant projects bring public art into everyday spaces. Film & Stage: “Come From Away” lands at the Phipps Center for the Arts, using the Gander story to explore what communities do after catastrophe. Sports Culture Shift: Emerson students are watching the Patriots’ resurgence as a potential catalyst for a bigger campus sports culture.