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Charlie Wilber, 69, on the Alexa K, a 45-foot steel-hulled troller, "heading out into the briny deep!"

In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water

In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr lies wounded in the back of a police car following his arrest in July 2012. A Saudi court sentenced him to death this week for disloyalty to the ruling family and other charges.

Saudi Cleric's Death Sentence Focuses Shia Anger On Ruling Family

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr spoke out on behalf of Saudi Shia demonstrating against government discrimination in 2011 and 2012. Protesters promise more unrest if Nimr is killed.

The Casbah celebrates its 25th anniversary this month.

Tim Mays Talks 25 Years Of Running The Casbah

For fans of alternative rock music, The Casbah on Kettner Boulevard had been a promised land for 25 years. We talk to co-founder and owner Tim Mays about The Casbah's anniversary.

Brenda Avelica's father, who was living in the U.S. illegally, was stopped by immigration officials and arrested in Highland Park in February. The case has received national attention. She said immigration agents also visited the family's home looking for her father in 2015.

Immigration Enforcement Under Trump: Is There Reason For The Fear?

Protesters rallied in downtown Los Angeles last month in support of 48-year-old Romulo Avelica Gonzalez, a father of four who immigration officials arrested in February.

Sally Thornton checks out Matthew Vanerin's tattoos.

Visual Arts: Tattoos On View At Oceanside Museum Of Art

The Oceanside Museum of Art became a sea of tattoos on Saturday night as museum patrons mingled with tattooed bodies at the Masters of Body Art exhibit. I stopped by to snap some photos for Culture Lust readers.

Judith Ausah (left) and Evelyn Sewodey create solar panels at the Lady Volta Vocational Center for Electricity and Solar Power in Ghana. "At first, I thought it was man's work," says Ausah, whose 2-month-old daughter stays in the school nursery. "But I came here and saw that, yes, women can do it."

Giving Power To Women In Ghana

A school is teaching them to be electrical engineers — and to defy local stereotypes that engineering is a man's job.

Nina Levy, the Brooklyn-based artist behind the blog <a href="http://ninaslevy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Daily Napkins</a>, started doodling on her two sons' napkins over a decade ago. They feature handwritten messages from Levy along the side. This one reads: "The Clumsy Ninjas Say: 'Have A Well Coordinated Lunch Ansel!' "

These Parents Make Lovely Lunch Bag Art. Not Everyone Is Pleased

Elaborately illustrated napkins. Famous paintings re-created using food. Depending on your viewpoint, these lunch projects are an expression of parental love or another salvo in the parenting wars.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Vintage Boston (2016)

Stream now or tune in Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Sen. Al Franken, shown during the Peabody Awards ceremony in New York City on May 20, talks about running for office in his new book.

Sen. Al Franken Embraces 'The Funny' Again In New Book

The Minnesota Democrat recounts his journey from Saturday Night Live to the Senate — and explains why comedy works in confirmation hearings: "Comedians kind of get to the point in an effective way."

Men's 4x100m relay teammates Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Michael Rodgers react after being disqualified from the race at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Friday.

'It's Weird': Tyson Gay On Latest Drama Over U.S. Men's Relay Race

In a post-race interview that lasted less than 3 minutes, Gay used the word "weird" no less than seven times to describe how this race went for the Americans.

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