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Airs Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

We'll find out what our Film Club critics think of the latest "Toy Story" installment and discuss the Sundance award-winning "Winter's Bone." Also on deck, the Tilda Swinton vehicle "I Am Love," and the movie version of a pulp classic, "The Killer Inside Me."

Republican Rep. Mark Kirk had been favored over Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. Both candidates have their share of controversy, but recently Giannoulias has turned up the heat on Kirk for exaggerating his military record and other parts of his resume.

It’s a bill that’s easy to make fun of. In the midst of a budget crisis, California lawmakers are considering legislation that strips the official state rock, serpentine, of its title. For one woman, there’s a serious health issue involved.

Saramago, the first Portuguese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, died Friday at his home in the Canary Islands. He was known for his imaginative blend of fantasy, fact and folklore. A committed Communist, Saramago was controversial cultural icon in his homeland.

San Diego artist James Hubbell heads to South Korea in July to design another Pacific Rim Park. We'll talk about his projects and the new chapel on his property in Santa Ysabel.

An announcement from Israel on allowing a broader array of goods to enter Gaza could come as early as next week. Some officials say any lifting of the blockade could allow Hamas to obtain more weapons. Meanwhile, a commission began investigating last month's deadly commando raid on a ship carrying aid to the Palestinian territory.

How can San Diego improve one of its most iconic structures? We speak to the public art director for the Port of San Diego about the proposals that have been submitted for the Coronado Bay Bridge Lighting Project.

It's hard out there for Broadway understudies -- they have to learn extra lines, attend extra rehearsals and deal with the grumbling of disappointed audiences. And the pressure is even greater for those who find themselves understudying Tony-nominated actors.

This Culture Lust weekend, we think you should double your dose of the Bard (starring a "Happy Days" alum!), see what venerable local artist Richard Allen Morris has been up to, and chill out with Maren Parusel.