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Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra. (undated photo)

AMERICAN MASTERS: Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

Stream or tune in Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 25 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2

Domm Holland, Fast, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

He reinvented himself in Silicon Valley. Ex-associates say he's running from his past

The payments startup Fast has raised tens of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, but critics of its CEO Domm Holland say his past in Australia is being overlooked.

"When we experienced [the bike generators] for the first time in 2012, it rewired my brain in how I understand my use of electricity," says Illiterate Light member Jake Cochran, pictured.

How rock duo Illiterate Light bring sustainability to live performance

Using the energy of audience-powered generator bikes for live shows, the Virginia duo connect to their audience and the Earth.

Too $hort: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Oakland rapper delivers a dynamic, funk-laden performance that showcases his extensive contributions to West Coast hip-hop.

A San Diego health care worker prepares a flu vaccine in this undated photo.

Influenza cases remain low in San Diego County

Influenza in San Diego County remains relatively low, with 34 new lab-confirmed cases reported in the past week, eight more than the week previous.

The <em>Rye Riptides</em> pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle-schoolers in 2020

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.

After years of feeling shame about their gender identity, Ian Morton says they turned to conceptual self-portraiture as a way to understand pride.

I Was Told To Hide My Gender Nonconformity. My Photography Helped Me Break Free

When a therapist asked what pride means to them, non-conforming/nonbinary photographer Ian Morton didn't know what to say. They turned to photography to help find an answer.

The Big Air Shougang venue in Beijing has drawn stares because of the large cooling towers at the site, which stands where a huge steel plant once operated. The steel plant was idled to help ease pollution — but China's reliance on coal for energy continues.

China puts coal plants at full capacity, even as it touts hosting a 'green' Olympics

"Coal supply will be increased and coal-fired power plants" will run at full capacity, the central government said this week.

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION: Meatballs And More

Stream now or tune in Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Fireworks over the U.S. Capitol. (undated photo)

A Capitol Fourth 2021

Stream or tune in Sunday, July 4, 2021 at 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

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