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South Korea's national treasure, the Great South Gate in Seoul, was burned down by an arsonist this week. The wooden gate was built in 1389. Evans Revere, past deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, discusses whether the historic gate will be restored.

San Diego is the top solar city in California, according to a recent report by Environment California. What has San Diego done to earn the No. 1 ranking? And, what more can our region do to reduce its carbon footprint? We speak to representatives from Environment California, and the California Center for Sustainable Energy about San Diego's solar credentials, and the city's environmental goals for the future.

South Korea cinema has been booming since about 1999 with locally produced films often out grossing Hollywood fare at the Korean box office. Films such as

The December issue of Wired Magazine details the high-tech operation behind Santa's yearly deliveries. According to Wired, Santa oversees a massive network of container ships, naughty/nice surveillance, and special-ops helpers trained for covert entry into homes. Adam Rogers, a Wired senior editor, speaks with NPR's Liane Hansen.

Is Dada really dead? Not according to NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu. He'll talk about how his new impractical handbook for practical living, "The Posthuman Dada Guide," can save us from the modern high-tech world.

Lee Myung-bak looks likely to be South Korea's next president after exit polls show he has won a landslide victory, as voters overlook fraud allegations hoping he can revive the economy.

Exit polls are showing Lee Myung-bak, a conservative former mayor of Seoul, winning South Korea's presidential election. Voters overlooked fraud allegations in hope that the former Hyundai CEO will revive the economy. Lee, of the Grand National Party, received 50.3 percent of the vote.

As part of our monthly food segment, we'll talk about sweet and savory holiday dishes and food-related gifts.

The program continues its discussion on downward mobility and its effect on a younger generation of African-Americans. The discussion follows a Pew report suggesting that many blacks born to middle-class families are financially worse off than their parents. Author Omar Tyree and Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson discuss their observations based on the reports findings.

Three of the best films are up against each other on opening night. Justin Lin's