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Even with the latest buzz surrounding product recalls, it can be difficult to stay updated on what has been cleared off the shelves. One Baltimore art student missed a contact-solution recall announcement — and found out about it the hard way.

In the fourth installment of our series on California prisons, we'll be discussing the problems with the parole system, and discussing how to reduce the high recidivism rate through rehabilitation and reentry programs.

Legendary Japanese Filmmaker to Make Comic-Con Debut

I'm a film lover, but there's this weird thing that happens to me when the lights go down in a theater. & First there are the trailers -- which I love. & Most of them are bad, but the good ones stay with me. & Mostly, I love trailers because they represent possibility. & They are neat little packages of seduction. & After those 10 minutes of possibility, I get the thing I actually paid for... the thing that could let me down... the movie I've actually come to see. & Which gets me to the weird thing that happens: & I'm always slightly disappointed when the movie starts. & These are not the words of a film lover, I know. But because I've built up expectations and hopes, I'm uneasy. &

Why has very little progress been made on the international level to reduce the effects of global climate change? We speak to UC San Diego Professor David Victor about his new book "Global Warming Gridlock," which explores why the international discussions about fighting global warming have yielded very little progress over the last 20 years. We also speak to Dr. Victor about what the United States can do on a federal level to reduce its carbon footprint.

Manga Mania

Jose Bowen of SMU urges profs to strip the technology from their lecture halls and engage in discussions. But he wants teachers to use podcasts and online games to help students learn outside class.

Two Philadelphia museums are scrambling to raise $68 million to hold on to a local art treasure. If they fail to reach their goal by a Dec. 26 deadline, "The Gross Clinic," Thomas Eakins' 1875 masterpiece, will be sold.

2008 Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence

Legislators get back to business on Capitol Hill this week after a tumultuous summer break, and all eyes will be on President Obama Wednesday night, when he addresses a joint session of Congress.