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If you're a last minute shopper for holiday gifts and you have a music lover on your list, consider the new album from Tom Waits, "Glitter and Doom Live." Culture Lust contributor and Waits fan Andy Trimlett has this recommendation.

The Navy has budgeted $600,000 to camouflage a series of barracks buildings on the amphibious base on Coronado. The camouflage is not to protect the building from enemy fire, but from observers who sa

Airs Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Businessman Bob Rubin, Along For the Ride at the RNC

Intelligence and security experts are concerned that we're unprepared for potential cyberattacks that could cripple the nation's electrical grid, financial system and other strategic targets. A new exhibit at the International Spy Museum in Washington puts a spotlight on cybersecurity.

Airs Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Talk about Photoshopping. With in-image advertising, every photo on the Internet becomes an interactive advertising billboard -- even if it's of celebrities in crisis. The practice raises questions about taste and editorial independence.

Internet search engine Google says it is deciding whether to appeal a decision by a French court that has implications for its lucrative advertising model. The court ordered Google to stop displaying ads for competitors of Louis Vuitton when users searched for the luxury goods maker. There are similar cases being brought in the United States.

Weather seems to have become one of our mortal enemies. We battle the blazing sun, run from the rain and hunker down when it snows. Maybe it's time to recalibrate our attitudes.

Diminishing Returns for the October Surprise?