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This year's San Diego City College International Book Fair adopts the theme Lucha Libro, a play on "lucha libre," or freestyle, Mexican wrestling. We'll find out why and we'll talk about the addition of children and young adult programming to the festival line-up.

Playwright Doug Wright has written award-winning works about the Marquis de Sade and a fascinating German transvestite named Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The latter play, I Am My Own Wife, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2004. Wright has now adapted the August Strindberg play "Creditors" for the La Jolla Playhouse stage, where he'll also direct the production. We'll talk with Wright about his work.

President Obama on Tuesday declared that the United States is a serious partner in combating global warming. "We understand the gravity of the climate threat. We are determined to act," he said in a speech at a U.N. climate change summit in New York.

How can businesses be more socially responsible, and increase profitability at the same time? We speak to participants from a USD conference on "Increasing Market Share through Social Branding."

Steven Chu tells NPR he favors more moderate steps as the U.S. attempts to reduce energy consumption — such as buying energy-efficient appliances and learning how to put your computer in sleep mode to save electricity.

La Jolla Playhouse announces the winners of their social media contest "Your Life, Our Stage." The winning play idea, a meet-cute scenario gone bad, will be turned into a dramatic scene by playwright Doug Wright and performed this Saturday night.

"The September Issue" is a documentary and behind-the-scenes look at producing the fat, 2007 September issue of Vogue magazine, which weighed in at 4 pounds. The film also focuses on the magazine's legendary editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour. We talk with the film's director, filmmaker R.J. Cutler.

The 5th annual Art of Photography Show features 111 winning photographs that emerged from an international pool of 16,000 entries. It is one of the largest juried photography competitions in the US and by far the largest juried exhibition in San Diego history. We'll talk to the woman responsible for selecting the winning photographs.

The 5th annual Art of Photography Show features 111 winning photographs chosen from an international pool of 16,000 entries. It is one of the largest juried photography competitions in the U.S. and the largest juried exhibition in San Diego history. You can view some of the winners as well as hear an interview with the contest's judge, Charlotte Cotton.

Documentary Looks to Afghanistan's Answer to American Idol