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  • A man uses a hand fan in a park in central Madrid during a heat wave.
    It's been a hot summer. Here's how people around the world have been staying cool
    Extreme heat is increasingly common throughout the globe, and this summer hit us with a newfound vengeance. From Spain to India, Rough Translation looked at ways people try to beat the heat.
  • New record label La Boîte à Pépites dedicated its first release to French composer Charlotte Sohy (1877-1955).
    A new label revives forgotten female composers' music
    The new record label La Boîte à Pépites is dedicated to raising the profile of female composers whose works have been neglected.
  • A panel of the mosaic discovered by a team of archaeologists in England. The researchers say it shows the body of Hector returning to his father, King Priam (right), in exchange for his weight in gold.
    First they found a dead king's body. Now they've uncovered an ancient mosaic
    A rare Roman mosaic is the latest discovery from a crack team of British archaeologists.
  • Spreckels Organ Pavilion Christmas Sing-Along
    From the organizer: San Diego Civic Organist Christmas Sing-along with guest artist Lauren Leigh Martin. Audiences are invited on-stage for an all-inclusive sing-along of favorite Christmas Carols lead by San Diego Rock Star Lauren Leigh Martin with the largest open-air musical instrument in the world commanded by San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez. All concerts on the Spreckels Organ are free to the public in accordance with the 1915 Deed of Gift whereby the brothers John and Adolph Spreckels gave the organ and pavilion to the City of San Diego.
  • Janette Beckman
    ICON: MUSIC THROUGH THE LENS
    Fridays, July 5 - Aug. 9, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Featuring in-depth and often irreverent interviews with the world’s best-known music photographers, musicians, gallerists, music journalists and social commentators, this is an eye-opening, six-part, thrill ride through the amazing world of music photography. This Week: Discover the uncensored and never-heard-before stories behind the amazing photographs that graced the front pages of music magazines and played a pivotal role in elevating music photography to iconic status.
  • The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine's Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, is seen through barbed wire on the embankment in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, central Ukraine, on July 20. Russian soldiers have been shelling Nikopol from the premises of the nuclear power plant.
    Over the river from a Russian-occupied nuclear plant, a Ukrainian town fears a spill
    The small town of Nikopol, Ukraine, sits across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Attacks are causing serious alarm for the community.
  • 'Less Than An Old Pair Of Centenaries II'
    From the gallery: An annual, juried group exhibition consisting of artwork priced at $200 or less for the holidaze. No theme, all mediums welcomed - this exhibition is all over the place! Nov. 18 to Dec. 31, 2021 Featured Artists: Amanda Adomaitis, Annalise Neil, Avia Rose Ramm, Colleena Hake, Gabriel Edwards, Gavin Watts, Jackie Dunn Smith, Jason Sherry, Jennifer Steffey, Joshua Krause, Kolten French, Leah Blair, Lindy Ivey, Melody Jean Moulton, Teresa Watson, and Wendy Lee Gadzuk. View the online gallery and shop for this exhibition here. Visit HERE to make an appointment during off hours. Please try to contact the gallery at least 48 hours in advance of your requested visit.
  • Philosopher William MacAskill coined the term "longtermism" to convey the idea that humans have a moral responsibility to protect the future of humanity, prevent it from going extinct and create a better future for many generations to come. He outlines this concept in his new book, <em>What We</em> Owe<em> the Future</em>.
    How can we help humans thrive trillions of years from now? This philosopher has a plan
    William MacAskill's book, What We Owe the Future, urges today's humans to protect future humans — an idea he calls longtermism. Here are a few of his hardly modest proposals.
  • Rural communities with struggling hospitals often turn to outside investors willing to take over their health care centers. Some are willing to sell the hospitals for next to nothing to companies that promise to keep them running.
    Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies
    Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, they're selling for next to nothing. One company is snapping several distressed or closed hospitals in rural Tennessee, hoping to turn a profit.
  • Attendees enjoying the last Black Comix Day back in 2020 at WorldBeat Cultural Center. After a two-year pandemic break the convention will return this weekend. Feb. 22, 2020
    Black Comix Day returns to WorldBeat Cultural Center
    The mini-convention celebrating Black comics creators is back after a two-year pandemic break.
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