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Airs Friday, January 4, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Looking for something to do this weekend? We have music, food, and art options to add to the possibilities.

With the Carnival cruise ship Triumph and its 3,143 passengers now being towed to Mobile, Ala., more reports are emerging from passengers aboard the ship that lost engine power Sunday. They describe a tent city on the upper deck and continuing problems with the sewage system.

British actress Carey Mulligan is terrific in "An Education," as suggested by her various Best Actress nominations (at age 24!), but there's even more to admire about this understated coming-of-age story, especially when you compare it with the weekend box-office winner, "Valentine's Day."

Airs Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

The original CD promised ''The Greatest Crowd-Rockin' Sports Anthems of All Time," and it delivered. More than a decade later, the compilations are still blasting from stadium speakers to accompany everything from strikeouts to slam-dunks.

If it could be restarted safely, would the San Onofre nuclear power plant still be a cost effective way to generate electricity?

Airs Friday, November 16, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Jasper Fforde is known to older readers for his Thursday Next literary fantasies. His first young adult novel follows 15-year-old foundling Jennifer Strange, who runs a wizard management agency in a world that's rapidly losing magic — but business is about to pick up.

Friday, May 17, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV