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Legendary actress, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen is directing the new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' play, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. Allen talks about the challenge of adapting this classic American story for an African-American cast, and about the cultural challenges of show business.

Condemnation from the United States and other nations may be just what the Iranian president needs to shore up a shaky political position at home.

Facebook is at the center of two new films in area theaters. We'll talk about "The Social Network" and "Catfish," and find out why the filmmaker who made "The Sixth Sense" is now so despised by audiences.

Looking for something free and fun? Check out a local mini-festival called SD INDY: The Shorts this Saturday August 11 at Midnight at San Diego's last remaining single screen theater, Landmark's Ken Cinema.

Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison is back on the literary scene with a new book, A Mercy. Set in 17th century America, the story follows a teenaged girl enslaved during a time when many people, not just blacks, were in bondage. Morrison talks about her book, its characters and whether we're living in a post-racial age.

- More information on the film can be found here: http://www.onlythebravemovie.com/index.php. Here's an excerpt from the section titled "The Story": In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, there were 5,000 Japanese Americans serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Overnight, these second-generation citizens were stripped of their official duties - simply because they looked like the enemy. On the mainland, 120,000 innocent men, women and children were rounded up and swept into remote internment camps, where they would remain behind barbed wire for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, the discharged Hawaiian Territorial Guardsmen of Japanese descent successfully petitioned the U.S.

Sunday marks the deadline set by the United Nations for Lebanon to act on the proposed international tribunal in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. After that date, the U.N. will proceed with setting up the tribunal; Syria and its allies have voiced strong reservations.

San Diego's thriving music scene gave birth to the band Pinback in 1998. It went on to garner national acclaim for its three albums, most notably 2004's “Summer in Abaddon.” On Sept. 11, Pinback rel

How have cell phones changed our lives? Inventor of the mobile phone, and purveyor of portability, Marty Cooper is still at it. We'll find out what the "father of the mobile phone" thinks about texting, and how he thinks we can improve wireless communications.

Local skateboarders await the new skateboard park in San Marcos, which opens next summer. A recreation official with the City of San Marcos explains why the plans for this large open space include a s