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Airs Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

There are an awful lot of must-hit events this Culture Lust weekend, among them Sushi's hotly anticipated Red Ball, MCASD’s homegrown new exhibit, and the return of Delta Spirit.

Young Cubans in the 1970s tuned their radios to faint signals from Florida to get their disco fix. Now, as Communist authorities have relaxed the rules, middle-aged Cubans are flocking to discos -- including the bar at Havana's Karl Marx Theater -- to dance to the tunes of the Bee Gees and Kool & The Gang.

Ogle gems at the Natural History Museum, watch short films starring puppets curated by Jim Hensen's daughter, and witness the return of The Album Leaf - these are just a few of the things you can do with your Culture Lust Weekend.

There are some nicely wrapped cinematic gifts as well as expensive coal in area theaters this holiday season. We'll ask our critics about the new Coen brothers movie "True Grit," see how "Tron" stacks up as a sequel, and find out if the hype is deserved for "The King's Speech."

The Venezuelan band has found huge success in its native country. But the group has also built a following in the U.S. with its unique blend of disco, jazz, funk and Latin rhythms. Here, host Michel Martin talks with the Latin Grammy-winning band, which recently stopped by NPR for a performance and conversation.

Airs Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Massachusetts has enacted legislation to provide health insurance for virtually every citizen within the next three years. The measure would be the first in the nation to require people to buy health insurance if they don't get it at work.

Airs Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV