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Americans are concerned about the rapid takeover of bots in every day life. Where do we draw the line?

The VAPA Foundation is mentoring some City Heights students in creating a legacy of public art.

Stuart Cinema & Cafe, New York's first Black Latina-owned movie theater, reinvented itself through the pandemic in order to survive. Now, it's ready to expand.

From the museum: In his new site-specific commissioned installation, Primordial Refuge, local artist Aaron Glasson explores the concept of home in another climate reality. With climate change being a pressing issue that impacts people all over the world, Glasson’s thought-provoking show provides innovative solutions for how homes could adapt to fluctuating weather conditions. Featuring sculpture, installation, and painting, the exhibition offers visitors a unique way to engage and contribute to the continuing discourse about climate change while considering the role of art in today’s world. Related Events: Opening Reception and Artist Talk: June 3, 2022, 5:30-8:30 p.m. ICA / North Campus in Encinitas Intersectional ecological library: As part of this exhibition, Glasson will build an intersectional ecological library for our community! Want to be part of this project? Contribute to the site-specific installation! We are currently accepting books, zines, and children’s books for this next regional artist display. Lend or donate your books to share with our community, the following themes are welcome: Subjects of ecology, environmental science, climate change, conservation, environmental science, sustainability, nature, natural history, Southern California and Northern Baja eco-systems, human migration, shelter, survival skills, plant and animal identification, spiritual beliefs, or storytelling related to the natural world. Please contact Roxana Lopez at roxana@icasandiego.org to arrange drop off and pick up after the exhibition. About the artist: Aaron Glasson is a multi-disciplinary artist whose installations, vibrant murals, paintings, illustrations, and films explore our relationship to the natural environment, community engagement, and education. His recent body of work takes into consideration his legacy and impact on the world as an artist. Using only natural and biodegradable materials his abstractions question the role of art as it relates to sustainability. Related links: Aaron Glasson on Instagram ICA San Diego on Instagram Visiting information

Encore Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, soldiers, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recount one of the defining episodes of the war.

The medical dangers of heat are real. But people often ignore public heat alerts, or don't know how vulnerable they are. A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patients.

Illinois hospitals are seeing a surge of out-of-state patients who need abortion care at a hospital due to medical complications. But hospital-based abortions are more costly and harder to arrange.

The Butner federal prison complex in North Carolina is where a quarter of federal inmate deaths occur. It includes a medical facility but inmates aren't getting needed care, there or at other prisons.

Premieres Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff returns to the coastal South Carolina land that his family purchased after emancipation. His desire to explore his Gullah/Geechee roots leads to a poetic investigation of Black inheritance, trauma, and generational wisdom, amidst the tensions that have shaped American history. In the wake of recent Southern violence, "After Sherman" is a reclamation of Black life and space.

Clancy Martin lives with two incompatible ideas in his head: "I wish I were dead – and I'm glad my suicides failed." His book shares insights and guidance for people struggling with suicidal thoughts.