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Can a $25 million ad campaign make carrots as cool as junk food? A group of carrot farmers are betting yes. Their ads, which feature explosions and airborne carrots, aim to rebrand the vegetable's image for kids.

A Rutgers University freshman killed himself after his sexual encounter with a man was secretly broadcast online. New technology means new and easier ways to publicly humiliate people. What draws us to do this to each other?

Women right's advocates have made some strides in recent decades. But most of the world's poorest are female, fewer girls than boys attend school and women are still vastly underrepresented in leadership positions. Former Ireland President Mary Robinson, the World Bank's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and columnist Nicholas Kristof explain the challenges of improving women's lives worldwide.

The high-profile art fair Art San Diego takes place this weekend, but there's also gems to be found on San Diego stages. We'll get some weekend recommendations from our guests.

When Did the Women's Picture Devolve into the Chick Flick?

Teen Critic on Ellen Page.

Airs Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

God Bless Edgar Wright

More Like Eat, Pray, Gag

What do a CIA agent, an inappropriate electronics store manager, and an alien annihilator have in common? They're all female film characters — played, respectively, by Angelina Jolie, Jane Lynch and Sigourney Weaver — originally written for men to play.