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South Korean rapper PSY has been a big star in the world of Korean pop music for years. But the video for his latest single, Gangnam Style, launched him to global stardom. Today, he's number one on iTunes and shares a manager with Justin Bieber, but he still wants to record music in his native language.

BP's CEO promised once again this week that the company would be on the Gulf Coast for the long haul to stop the oil leak and clean up the aftermath. His comments came as the firm launched a series of ads with him apologizing and saying, "We will make this right." But BP's latest public relations push is falling flat with some coastal residents who are feeling the impact of the spill.

President Bashar Assad's offer to solve four months of unrest with a national dialogue disappointed Russia, a Cold War-era ally. Within a day of Assad's remarks, Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin called for international pressure on Syria to stop the bloodshed in the country.

Late last week, the San Diego Union-Tribune laid off its veteran visual arts critic, Robert Pincus. For a city with multiple museums, galleries, working artists and nationally respected university art programs, this marks a major loss for San Diegans and the visual arts community. We want to know what you think.

Holy Nostalgia!

Airs Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

The Monday after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., toys and stuffed animals began arriving by the truckload. Ten days later, the gymnasium at Edmond Town Hall in the center of Newtown is full of them.

It is almost impossible to defeat an incumbent, long-serving San Diego County Supervisor. They have the power of the purse, the ability to raise large sums of money as sitting elected officials and that priceless commodity called name recognition. Next year might be different. Supervisor Ron Roberts’ 4th District seat is up for election in 2010 as is the 1st District post held by Bill Horn.

Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh says it took her a while to fall in love with the legendary Arab heroine. She retells Scheherazade's famous stories in a new translation of One Thousand and One Nights.

Airs Friday, February 28, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV