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Cancelled- Airs Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Pharmaceutical companies won't have a lot of customers if they create drugs for rare diseases. But medical science has found some answers to that dilemma.

Local Filmmaker to Show Short Film in France

Today, San Diego’s downtown waterfront consists mostly of concrete and traffic. But in two years it could look a lot different.

Airs Friday, February 18, 2011 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

As much as I appreciate challenging conceptual, socially-engaged art, sometimes I just want to see something beautiful. You know what I mean? Something that is meticulously crafted and seductively beautiful. Strip away the politics, the cultural commentary, the explorations of race, gender, and class, and just give me beauty. Now some will argue this is impossible. They'll say there's always a subtext at play, whether intentional or not. If you ask artist

With the Olympics just three days away, both critics and supporters of China's Olympic efforts are making their voices heard. Journalists, who were promised uncontrolled Internet access, are finding some sites still blocked.

Earlier this week I highlighted the film "Immobilité" that's being touted as the first "feature-length foreign film shot entirely on a mobile phone." The film by artist Mark Amerikia is showing in The Project Room for New Media at Chelsea Art Museum in New York through May 9, with a remix version exhibited in the Streaming Museum that presents exhibitions in cyberspace. The unique nature of the project inspired me to seek Amerika out for an interview. Here's what he had to say about his provocative new film.

Read an exclusive excerpt of Elizabeth Strout's new novel, The Burgess Boys. It's the story of a fractured family dealing with a crime committed by the youngest son — a crime he himself doesn't understand. It's a somber look at the ways families can disappoint each other.

As the global financial crisis pushes the world toward recession, one sector appears to have been unharmed so far: the international art market. One reason may be the appearance of new buyers from countries like Russia, which is seeing a boom in contemporary art.