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Filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine flank Inocente Izucar, the subject of their documentary short "Inocente" that won the Oscar last night.

Rants And Raves: Reflecting On The 85th Oscars

Highs, Lows, Behind The Scenes Pics

No person is an island. But some school districts are.

"Islands" That Separate Education Haves From Have-Nots

A new report maps school district lines that divide rich from poor.

A woman in front of Mrs. Stahl's knish shop in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach neighborhood where author Laura Silver went as a child.

The Humble Knish: Chock-Full Of Carbs And History

The knish is a classic Jewish comfort food — a pillow of dough filled with savory fillings like mashed potatoes. Author Laura Silver says the New York knish is also filled with stories.

Members of the Women's Suffrage Movement prepare to march on New York's Wall Street in 1913, armed with leaflets and slogans demanding the vote for women.

How Suffragists Used Cookbooks As A Recipe For Subversion

Women seeking the right to vote published the cookbooks both to raise funds for their cause — and as a strategic rebuttal to those who painted them as neglectful mothers and kitchen-hating harridans.

Sara Stelzer in an undated Facebook photo.

SDSU Student's Death From Meningitis Prompts Classmates To Seek Medical Help

1,000 Students Have Visited The Campus Health Center For Evaluations, Antibiotics

Nick Azzaro, owner of Papa's Tomato Pies, poses with one of his creations. Azzaro, who is now 64, says he's been making pizzas since he was 14 years old.

For Slice Of Fame, Pizzerias Spar Over 'Oldest' Title

The title is generally thought to belong to Lombardi's, a pizza joint in New York City that opened in 1905. But Papa's Tomato Pies of Trenton, N.J., says it deserves the crown since Lombardi's was closed for 10 years in the 1980s.

The French enjoy horse meat — here's a horse meat butchery in Paris. But even the French were angry they were paying beef prices for it last year.

Scientists Step Up Food Fraud Efforts Following Horse Meat Scandal

The latest report in response to the horse meat scandal of 2013 reminds us that the potential for fraud in the food supply is high. But scientists are working to predict and prevent the next incident.

Privacy Concerns Halt UCSD's Posting Of Patients' Physician Critiques

UC San Diego Health was about to to post on their physicians’ public profile pages critiques from patients. But it has had to halt that project after realizing the surveys that went out to patients didn’t disclose that their comments could go public.

In this illustration by a Chinese cartoonist who goes by the name Rebel Pepper, an anglerfish, representing the Chinese Communist Party, hypnotizes smaller fish, representing the Chinese people, with the glowing image of a famous, model soldier — with the implied intention of devouring them while they're distracted.

Provocative Chinese Cartoonists Find An Outlet Online

In a Nemo-inspired cartoon, a menacing fish lures unsuspecting little fish with a glowing picture of a Communist hero. A South Park-like animation skewers China's elites. These are among the works of a new generation of Chinese political cartoonists who are using social media to evade censors.

Solar sponge: The top layer of graphite soaks up the sun's energy in tiny holes. When drops of liquid fill the holes, the water quickly evaporates. (The beaker looks hot, but the water below the sponge is cool as a cucumber.)

Cheap Drinking Water From The Sun, Aided By A Pop Of Pencil Shavings

Engineers have developed a low-cost material that efficiently sterilizes and desalinates water using only solar energy. The secret to the new technology is likely sitting right on your desk.

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