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Andalusian Tomato and Bread Soup (Salmorejo)

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION: From Spain With Love

Stream or tune in Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Library staffer scans books at the North Clairemont Library, April 9, 2019.

City Of San Diego Forgives More Than $2 Million In Library Late Fees

The city said that by forgiving late fees, more than 70,000 people who were banned from city libraries for excessive fines are welcome back.

KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO

Thursdays, May 30 - June 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks onstage during the TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco event in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2019. Benioff is a proponent of stakeholder capitalism, the belief that companies must look out for the broader good.

Why the Salesforce CEO wants to redefine capitalism by pushing for social change

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is an evangelist for stakeholder capitalism — the belief that companies should be driven by more than profits: They should also take care of the broader social good.

The banquet of a noble Roman in ancient Rome was more than a lavish social meal, it was a crucial power tool — a way of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer.

The Lavish Roman Banquet: A Calculated Display Of Debauchery And Power

A new book profiles 10 prominent emperors who helped shape the destiny of Rome. Part of their legacy includes wild stories of hedonistic banquets, when luxury ruled even as plebeians went hungry.

The country has seen a dramatic shift away from jobs requiring physical strength. Fewer than 1 in 10 jobs now require what's called heavy work, a sector once dominated by men.

Men are struggling. A new book explores why and what to do about it

In his new book Of Boys and Men, Richard V. Reeves of the Brookings Institution argues that men must move into fields that are now dominated by women to reverse economic declines.

A long-running decline in COVID-19 cases nationally can mask some trouble spots emerging in the upper half of the country. It's hitting states in the Mountain West like Colorado, Utah and Wyoming especially hard, but even parts of the Northeast have dealt with a worrying surge in cases and hospitalizations.

COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approaches

The U.S. is entering an uneasy stretch of the pandemic. Despite progress, the delta surge is dragging on in certain regions. Can vaccines ward off a big surge over the holidays?

James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) drive through Matera, Italy in No Time To Die. A scientific review of Bond's decades of international adventures concludes that the famous secret agent has consistently neglected critical travel health precautions.

James Bond has all those gadgets but no hand sanitizer. Avoid these 007 travel habits

Now that travel is picking up again, research on the fictional spy's travel practice provides helpful reminders to would-be adventurers about what not to do if you're contemplating a trip.

The Banh Mi at Thanh Tinh Chay features fresh bread and "meat," made from plant-based proteins. Photographed on May 17th, 2021.

City Heights Bites: Thanh Tinh Chay

For long-standing businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal. One new City Heights restaurant that is not only trying to survive, but thrive, as it shakes off losses from the past year.

Olha Abakumova, an opera singer from western Ukraine, came to the U.S. with her daughter. (Her husband was not able to migrate.) Olha brought her most treasured sheet music for Ukrainian arias. "They connect me with my motherland, culture and my roots," she says. "When I'm singing, I see pictures in front of my eyes," she says. "The words and music move through me and take me back to Ukraine."

PHOTOS: If you had to leave home and could take only 1 keepsake, what would it be?

We asked refugees around the world to tell us of a memento they brought to connect them to their old life even as they embarked on a new and uncertain future.

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