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Long-time peace educator Colman McCarthy joins us to talk about bullying and violence in schools and why teaching children about peace is vital.

Tennessee archivists are trying to beef up the state's library of Civil War documentation by asking people to dust off their brass buttons, old family photos and handwritten letters that have survived from the 1860s. State historians plan to hit every county to get digital copies of the relics.

For the first time in the paper's history, the Wall Street Journal is printing a local section, covering politics, sports, real estate, crime and culture from street level. The move is seen by some as the latest strike in a battle between the Journal and The New York Times.

No One Knows About Persian Cats tells the story of Iranian musicians trying to put together a band in a country where heavy metal, rock and hip-hop are illegal. The film won two prizes at last year's Cannes International Film Festival, and opens in this week in the U.S.

In a new Broadway production of Fences, Oscar winner Denzel Washington plays Troy Maxson, a garbage collector and family man whose life's disappointment was hitting his baseball peak before blacks were allowed into the major leagues. The part was created by James Earl Jones — and the play won writer August Wilson the Pulitzer Prize.

ArtWalk and the Adams Avenue Roots Festival are just two of the events happening in San Diego this weekend. Our culture scouts Keli Dailey and Chris Cantore have some recommendations for our listeners.

Cold and rainy? Who cares! From bargain hunting to art watching, you have no excuse to stay in this Culture Lust Weekend.

The issue of overpopulation is said to be a disaster in slow motion for our global environment. On this Earth Day, we'll take a different approach to this complex problem. The answer may lie in empowering women to take control of their lives and their bodies. We'll hear from the author of the new book, "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World."

In the 1770s, a scientist named Dr. Joseph Priestley was studying mice to try to understand how animals breathe and how oxygen moved into the bloodstream. One day, he found a note, apparently penned by a mouse, wedged in the bars of the mouse's cage.

Culture Lust rounds up some of San Diego's best, most interesting, and most surprising art stories from the weekend so you've got plenty of material for this week's water cooler chatter.