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  • Waitress Gaynell James serves up calas cake from the kitchen at The Old Coffeepot Restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Jan. 28, 2013.
    Meet The Calas, A New Orleans Treat That Helped Free Slaves
    It's Mardi Gras, and down in New Orleans, the King Cakes, beignets and other gustatory delights are flowing freely. But if you prefer your culinary temptations with a side of history, allow me to introduce you to the calas, a Creole rice fritter with a storied past.
  • Senate Panel Presses Officials on Waterboarding
    A Judiciary panel on Tuesday pressed military brass and Justice Department lawyers about the interrogation technique of waterboarding, and about what goes on at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay. The officials refused to say whether waterboarding violates the Geneva Conventions, and they refused to call it torture.
  • Senators Grill CIA Director Behind Closed Doors
    On Capitol Hill, Senators grilled the head of the CIA about interrogation techniques and the destruction of interrogation videotapes. Michael Hayden announced last week that two tapes showing tough interrogations were destroyed in 2005.
  • Former civil servant Wang Xiaofang is the author of 13 books on "bureaucracy literature," including <em>The Civil Servant's Notebook</em>, which recently was translated into English.
    Become A Successful Chinese Bureaucrat, In 5 Easy Steps
    Tales of Machiavellian office politics are all the rage in China, where "bureaucracy lit" is flying off bookstore shelves. The books are read as both entertainment and as how-to guides for aspiring civil servants. Pioneers of the genre offer a path to success in China's corridors of power.
  • HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray (right) helps Robert Sarco of Hollywood (left), South Carolina figure out whether the metal shavings in this tube came from the cannon that fired the first shot of the Civil War.
    History Detectives: Civil War Cannon; The Ni'ihau Incident; Yakima Canutt's Saddle
    Airs Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Swimmers from Sweden's all-male synchronized swimming team perform "The Flower."
    INDEPENDENT LENS: Men Who Swim
    Airs Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Catt White and Dale Steele
    San Diego Public Market Plan Gains Momentum
    San Diego is known for great weather, beautiful beaches and its laid-back lifestyle. Two women are working to make San Diego also known for its year-round public market.
  • What Lance Armstrong, And The USADA, Might Gain From A Confession
    The news that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong might be willing to confess to the doping charges he spent years denying has reopened interest in his case -- and in the question of whether his lifetime ban from competitive sports could be eased in exchange for Armstrong's cooperation.
  • Environmentalist Take A Day To Party
    Environmentalists have organized a Global Work Party on 10-10-10 to celebrate climate solutions. The event is slated as a day of practical action to cut carbon and promote clean energy. Host Michel Martin speaks with organizers representing the three largest carbon emitting countries in the world.
  • Rolling Stone's latest cover.
    Rolling Stone's Tsarnaev Cover: What's Stirring Such Passion?
    The magazine hasn't hit newsstands, but some say it glorifies alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Rolling Stone's editor stands by the use of the photo to help tell the story of "an incredibly normal kid" who turned into "a monster."
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