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The stagehands' strike on Broadway shut down more than two dozen shows over the weekend. Producers say the union forces them to hire people who do little or no work at wages that can hover around $100,000 a year. Union representatives say they are willing to offer some concessions.

of the title (and this is not really a spoiler considering how the book was promoted and what the trailers have revealed) is a kind of sea creature that looks like a cross between a dragon and a pleiseosaurus. And since the story is set in Scotland, the creature might be none other than the famed Loch Ness Monster.

A distinguished composer and famous jazz musician, Gunther Schuller, is the composer-in-residence at this year's La Jolla Summerfest, which runs through Aug. 23. Schuller speaks with us about how he became interested in jazz music, about attending school in Germany in the late 1930's and about playing with Miles Davis.

Film critics discuss some of the new films in local theatres. Films include Woody Allen's "Scoop," "Clerks II," "Lady of Vengeance," "Wassup Rockers" and the local "Alt Picture Show."

Ecuador's presidential election is heading for a second round. Sunday's balloting reduced a field of 13 to two men -- one a banana tycoon, the other a left-wing supporter of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says a judge's ruling this week supporting past pension benefit increases will not lead to bankruptcy or higher taxes. Judge Jeffrey Barton this week hammered City Attorn

Excess speed is blamed for Monday's rail disaster in Valencia, Spain. At least 41 people died when an underground train ran off its tracks and overturned. The accident occurred as thousands of visitors flocked to the city ahead of Pope Benedict's visit on Saturday.

Update: KPBS general manager Doug Myrland spoke about the cancellation on These Days . The last day of July marked more than the end of the month. It was…

In very French fashion "OSS 117" mixes politics and comedy. Director Michel Hazanavicius -- partnering with screenwriter Jean-Francois Halin and using Jean Bruce's original "OSS 117" novels as inspiration -- uses the spy genre to poke fun at Western and European attitudes about the Arab world. De la Bath symbolizes the general smug superiority of the colonizers toward their colonies and their general lack of insight into the middle east and Arab world. That's something that actually resonates quite potently today.

South Africa now legally recognizes marriages for its gay and lesbian citizens. The law has drawn strong opposition from several advocacy groups, and many ordinary South Africans remain opposed to such unions.