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Comic-Con In San Diego Until 2015

Comic book fans, celebrities and superheroes will descend on San Diego for several more summer's to come. Comic-Con officials have decided to stay in town for at least five more years.

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night features the late, great singer (left) in performance with some of the biggest names in pop music, including Bruce Springsteen (center) and Elvis Costello (right). The concert, recorded in 1988, was filmed in black and white.

Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night

Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Aug. 25 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate the music legend in an iconic 1987 concert recorded live at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles. Featuring an all-star cast including Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J. D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Jennifer Warnes.

"Yes" (left) and "No" ballots for a constitutional referendum are seen at a polling station in Ankara, Turkey, on Sept. 12, 2010. Turks voted to adopt 26 major reforms.

Egypt May Have Advantages Along Path To Democracy

Egypt's way to democracy will be, at best, messy. But assuming its military can reach agreement with opposition leaders about the timing and shape of elections, Egypt's stage is set in some ways that its neighbors' have not been.

Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick star in Alexander Payne's "Election," part of a 4-film retrospective at Reading Gaslamp Theaters.

Rants and Raves: Alexander Payne

Reading Gaslamp Hosts A Retrospective of Payne's Films

An adult white-tailed eagle in flight. The Isle of Mull, off the coast of western Scotland, hosts an amazing diversity of life.

NATURE: Eagles Of Mull

Airs Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A studio in South Park rented out through the website Airbnb on Aug. 8, 2011.

Despite Concerns, Airbnb, Couchsurfing Gain Popularity In San Diego

The city of Coronado is cracking down on short-term vacation rentals, but San Diegans seem eager as ever to turn their homes into hotels. Reporter Maya Kroth takes a look at how local homeowners are using the internet to make some extra money while other San Diegans are using it to travel more affordably.

Hip According To Cannonball

Many years ago I heard a jazz artist describe “hip” to a New York audience at the Village Vanguard. Sadly, I wasn’t there in person. It was part of a recording of a live performance by the Cannonball Adderley sextet.

Historical photo of Reverend Billy Graham on stage at a rally for "Youth For Christ." In 1947, at the age of 27, Reverend Billy Graham began traveling across America hoping to spark a spiritual revival with his own conversion story. Believing he could save America by saving souls, he became the country’s most famous preacher of all time.

God In America: Soul Of A Nation/Of God And Caesar

Airs Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

Photo of Frederick Douglass, one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, who was also a licensed preacher at the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Douglass condemned Christianity for sanctioning slavery.

God In America: A Nation Reborn/A New Light

Airs Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

Completed in 1893, the Salt Lake Temple is the largest temple (in squre footage) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the centerpiece of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormons

Airs Monday, April 5, and Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

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