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Alynda Segarra examines our frailty and resilience with an unsparing, yet tender cadence. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich looks at lyrics that stand on their own as poetry.

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.

This weekend in the arts: The Lyrical Groove, Glen Wilson, rock journalism at Small Press Nite, Disco Riot, Jasper Johns, Don Bartletti, "Next to Normal," plus live music picks and more arts events.

This weekend in the San Diego arts scene: Lynn Nottage's hit play, "Clyde's," Ving Simpson at OMA, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," "Kaleidoscope," Daygo Eatz, Baby Bushka and more arts, culture and live music.

Demure Productions is back with a brand-new residency at Queen Bee's Cultural Arts Center in North Park featuring San Diego's newest burlesque troupe, the Music Box Burlesque Revue. Music Box Burlesque Revue was founded in 2018 by Lola Demure and features some of San Diego's newest stars with a broad range of talents from dance, singing, comedy and more. Each show will feature guest artists from around the country making this show a one-of-a-kind event. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. Join us for our Holiday Extravaganza show featuring the talents of: Hosted by: Vita DeVoid (LA) Stage Kitten: Gabrielle Garnet & Milky Bunz Our cast includes performances by: Lola Demure Nayna La Santa Jojo Deveaux Chica Cabra Special guest performers: Dinah Doll Saraphim Holly Quinn TICKET REFUND POLICY: Ticket Tiers: Diamond VIP table $200: comes with 4 tickets, complimentary bottle of champagne or non alcoholic beverage seated in front of the stage Sapphire VIP table $100: comes with 2 tickets, complimentary bottle of champagne or non alcoholic beverage seated near the front of the stage Premium seats: $40 first two rows of seats General Admission seats: $30 open seating Online sales end at noon on December 16, IF tickets are available at the door, price goes up $5. Refunds are only issued in the event that the show is cancelled, otherwise tickets are transferred to the next Music Box show. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Crowds and clouds didn't stop people from gathering across the path of totality. Viewers craned their necks and clapped as skies briefly darkened, a sight the U.S. won't see again until 2044.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: a major exhibition of Caribbean art; Disco Riot artists-in-residence and more arts and culture this weekend.

Premies Mondays, Nov. 20 - Dec. 11, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Encores Thursdays, Nov. 23 - Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. THIS WEEK: The final episode explores the Mexican Revolution in the early part of the last century — another hugely bloody event, but one which achieved the foundations of a modern Mexican state with the myriad cultures we know today. The episode also examines the roles of revolutionaries Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano Carranzas and Álvaro Obregón, who were all assassinated; the subsequent eruption of violent religious conflict called the Cristero War; and the nation-building of the Cárdenas government that followed.

This weekend in the arts: Christina McFaul, City Ballet, "Tartuffe," San Diego Dance Theatre, San Diego Latino Film Festival and Honor Choir. Plus, live music picks including Sleepy Pearls, Xin Xin, Buddha Trixie, Brittney Spencer and more.