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Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, gets out of his car after qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona on Feb. 17.

NASCAR Champ Finds Fans With Beer, Tweets And Bangin' Fenders

The first big race of the NASCAR season is on Sunday, and Brad Keselowski, the sport's brash, young champion, will begin defending his title.

Houston Astros' Carlos Correa and George Springer celebrate after winning Game 3 of the World Series.

Houston Astros Beat The Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 In Game 3 Of World Series

The victory gives the Astros two wins over the Dodgers' one win in the series. The Astros remain undefeated at home in this postseason.

The Super NES Classic, a mini-version of one of the first Nintendo consoles, comes with a vintage controller.

Retro-Games And Consoles Are The Latest Craze In The Gamer World

Many gamers are spending big money on retro-games and their consoles, even as new games and consoles are released. What's with this craze to keep the past alive?

Marie Lu says it's fitting — given her tendency to write dark, dystopian novels — that she was born in the year 1984.

'Young People Who Do Extraordinary Things' Are The Norm In Marie Lu's YA World

The best-selling young adult author specializes in dystopian fiction. Her latest, Warcross, is set in the not-too-distant future, and draws on Lu's time working in the video game industry.

"Rent" returns with a 20th anniversary tour that stops at the San Diego Civic Theatre in January.

Ask KPBS/Arts: Should I Care About 'Rent?'

Ask KPBS/Arts answers your weekly questions about what to do, where to go and what to watch around San Diego.

Singer-songwriter Billy Joel, recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, on stage.

Billy Joel To Play San Diego In May

The 'Piano Man' will have fans feeling alright at Petco Park.

Off The Campaign Trail, Onto The Gridiron: 5 Sports Books For Fall

If you're tired of political competition, there's always athletic competition. And if your team stinks, we can offer sympathy and a selection of the year's best books about sports to ease the sting.

San Diego Padres announcer Dick Enberg appears in this undated photo.

Padres Announcer Dick Enberg Died Thursday

Legendary sportscaster Dick Enberg, whose career spanned six decades and concluded in 2016 as the San Diego Padres primary play- by-play television broadcaster, died Thursday at his La Jolla home. He was 82.

Joe Palca (left) with Jim Allison (second from right) and friends, circa 1975. Allison has gone on to make landmark discoveries in science, and is still passionate about outlaw country music.

Cancer Scientist Jams With Willie Nelson One More Time

Joe Palca was fresh out of college in 1975, when he got a job as a lab tech, working for a young scientist and country music fan who would one day harness the immune system to fight cancer.

One of Twitty's projects is his "Southern Discomfort Tour" — a journey through the "forgotten little Africa" of the Old South. He picks cotton, chops wood, works in rice fields and cooks for audiences in plantation kitchens while dressed in slave clothing to recreate what his ancestors had to endure.

A Black Food Historian Explores His Bittersweet Connection To Robert E. Lee

Michael Twitty's enslaved ancestors witnessed the Confederate general's surrender, the significance of which weaves through his new memoir as he seeks 'culinary justice' for African Americans.

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