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Businessman Bob Rubin, Along For the Ride at the RNC

Many people were shocked to learn that the small California city of Bell was paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to city officials, although it only has 40,000 residents. KPBS has investigated how much officials in San Diego County's 18 cities are paid.

If you're a last minute shopper for holiday gifts and you have a music lover on your list, consider the new album from Tom Waits, "Glitter and Doom Live." Culture Lust contributor and Waits fan Andy Trimlett has this recommendation.

Intelligence and security experts are concerned that we're unprepared for potential cyberattacks that could cripple the nation's electrical grid, financial system and other strategic targets. A new exhibit at the International Spy Museum in Washington puts a spotlight on cybersecurity.

Talk about Photoshopping. With in-image advertising, every photo on the Internet becomes an interactive advertising billboard -- even if it's of celebrities in crisis. The practice raises questions about taste and editorial independence.

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Diminishing Returns for the October Surprise?

Since 2001, more than 1.9 million sons and daughters have been deployed to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. For many young veterans, homecoming can be a time of mixed emotions and changing family dynamics after a life-changing experience at war.

Weather seems to have become one of our mortal enemies. We battle the blazing sun, run from the rain and hunker down when it snows. Maybe it's time to recalibrate our attitudes.

Apple Inc. said it will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting. Larger but similar in design to Apple's popular iPhone, the iPad was billed by CEO Steve Jobs as "so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone."