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David Cronenberg's film is set in a grim future where humans, having lost the ability to feel physical pain, start operating on their own bodies. This movie mixes blood and guts with great tenderness.

The Cannes award-winner Close -- about two inseparable teen boys — is for anyone who thought their childhood friendship would last forever. It's a beautiful Belgian film, but takes the easy way out.

After years on the brink, the bookseller is going for a plot twist: Sales are growing and the chain plans to open some 30 new stores. Here's what's changed.

In art history, the High Renaissance was a brief period of brilliant artistic production in the Italian states. Great artistic achievements were particularly strong in Rome, the capital of the Papal States and in Florence. Most art historians believe the dates of the High Renaissance were roughly 1495-1520. The Timken Musuem of Art will host a discussion about the High Renaissance period, of which some of the most noted artists, architects, and sculptors include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante. With regard to High Renaissance painting, significant achievements were made during this era including advancements in linear perspective, realistic depictions of both physical and psychological features, along with the use of chiaroscuro and sfumato. Date | Wednesday, February 16 from 11 a.m. to noon Location | Online via Zoom This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit timkenmuseum.org/artsreach-tour-the-high-renaissance-in-rome-and-florence or call the museum at (619) 232-7931.

Notable work of art now on view in the region, including Yayoi Kusama at MCASD La Jolla; James E. Watts at Oceanside Museum of Art; Sue Austin at ICA San Diego; Yolanda López at MCASD San Diego; and moses at the Mingei.

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

Our correspondent decided to set up a chicken coop. The chicks grew into hens — and then one day, they made this strange and mysterious sound.

Part of a national trend, medical residents at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia push to form a union to demand better working conditions and higher wages. Child care is an important issue for many.

The best finales feel both surprising, like you wouldn't have thought of them, and like they were always destined to happen — and Succession's final episode passes the test.

Premieres Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS App + Encore Wednesday, April 5 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Learn about inventor Mária Telkes, who spent nearly 50 years exploring how to harness the sun’s power. Battling sexism at MIT, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.