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Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. + Saturday, Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Sept. 1 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Did you know arm wrestling is a sport? Neither did we. But we meet a group of professionals, and they give us tips on how it is done. We take a visit to “Gastro Cinema” which combines amazing food with a drive-in movie theater.

Dawn Powell infiltrated the writing world by hanging out in bars and taverns around New York's Greenwich Village in the 1920s. What happened after she died didn't go according to script.

The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops.

A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.

The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year celebrates "African Americans and the Arts."

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the shooting over the weekend in Buffalo, New York domestic terrorism and spoke about the dangers of white supremacy. But this is not a new problem. The alarms have been ringing for years. Then, a judge in Los Angeles struck down California’s Women on Corporate Boards law saying it violated the equal protection clause in the state constitution. Many lawmakers say they knew the law was on shaky legal ground to begin with but they point to the changes it made in corporate boardrooms. Next, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has created a vast digital surveillance program secretly amassing the personal information of millions of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. And, the GI Film Festival returns Tuesday night with in-person screenings at the Museum of Photographic Arts. The opening night feature is a documentary that follows the filmmaker as he retraces his grandfather’s steps as a POW during World War II. Finally, the Tony award winning musical, “Come From Away” which originated at La Jolla Playhouse, is back in San Diego. It tells the true story of the small Newfoundland town of Gander that welcomed travelers stranded after 9/11.

Echoes of Africa celebrates classical and contemporary artistic traditions by African and African American artists. This two-part exhibition features African artifacts from San Diego Mesa College's World Cultures Art collection coupled with artworks produced by local contemporary artists. A dynamic group of artifacts will be exhibited, featuring objects that demonstrate the mastery of African artisans in metal, wood, ceramics, beadwork, and textiles. The Fine Arts gallery will highlight artworks by contemporary local artists in conversation with select African artifacts, echoing and responding to aspects of their materials, symbolism, and creative process. The exhibition pays tribute to the ongoing cultural and artistic influence of African art on African American artists and celebrates our connections to the spirit and history of African and African American culture. Curated by Dr. Denise Rogers and features work by Andrea Chung, Angie Jennings, Christopher Lloyd Tucker, Maxx Moses, and Jermaine Adeshola Williams. Gallery Hours: • Monday and Tuesday, 1 – 7 p.m. • Wednesday – Saturday, Noon – 5 p.m. • Closed on Sunday Opening Reception will take place on Jun. 4, 2022 promptly at 12:00 p.m. on the 1st floor courtyard with a special performance by the World Beat Center African Drum and Dance group. Following the performance, guests will be welcomed into the exhibit areas, both in the Popular library on the 1st floor as well as the Fine Arts Gallery on the 9th floor. Refreshments will be served.

Khadija El Warzazia's Bnat el Houariyat & Esraa Warda is a pairing composed entirely of women artists.

A new play tells the story of American women's tennis icon Billie Jean King, whose impact on sports equality is so much more than the "Battle of the Sexes" match.