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Luca Marinelli stars as the title character in "Martin Eden," a new adaptation of Jack London's 1909 semi-autobiographical novel.

Jack London's 'Martin Eden' Gets An Italian Film Adaptation

American author translates well to Italy

Roqia Qasqari, 47, who lives in Gero village in Afghanistan's Bamyan Province, has a stockpile of potatoes from an earlier harvest<strong>. </strong>In 2021, her province and others experienced severe drought, jeopardizing the food supply. Hunger will continue to be an issue in Afghanistan and around the globe in 2022, especially for communities dealing with overlapping crises.

10 global crises to pay attention to in 2022, according to 'The New Humanitarian'

The New Humanitarian has compiled its list of the conflicts, disasters and threats to watch this year. Editor Josephine Schmidt discusses how they came up with the list.

Critic Terry Teachout in 2014 in New York.

Cultural critic Terry Teachout is remembered as 'unafraid of being human in public'

Teachout has died at the age of 65. He wrote acclaimed biographies of such arts figures as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and George Balanchine.

A Tale Of Revenge, Magic And Nuance, All 'Woven In Moonlight'

Isabel Ibañez's debut novel blends fiber art magic and Bolivian-inspired fantasy, for a story that seems at first to be about revenge — but blossoms into something more complex and surprising.

Volunteers from St. John's Episcopal Church in Bethesda help hand out food to a local resident at an event earlier this month.

In Affluent Maryland County, Pandemic Exacerbates Food Insecurity

Since March, the number of people who lack a steady source of food has grown. In Montgomery County, a food assistance effort often runs out of prepared meals before it can feed everyone in need.

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION: Season 3: Baking In Paris

Stream now or tune in Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

A fishing village near Nouakchott, Mauritania. After a severe drought, many of the country's pastoral nomads turned to the sea for their livelihood.

A Flying Photographer Looks Down On Earth In Awe And Sorrow

In his new book, The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene, George Steinmetz offers a bird's-eye view of the mark humans have made on the global landscape.

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission to proceed, coming after the agency's first complaint was dismissed.

Judge allows Federal Trade Commission's latest suit against Facebook to move forward

The judge had previously tossed the FTC's first attempt at attacking Facebook's alleged monopoly power for lack of evidence. This time, the judge said the FTC "has done its homework."

A promotional photo of the band Tribal Seeds.

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Comics, Racing And 'Rumours'

This weekend is all about free concerts, Latino art and Fleetwood Mac.

The Maya Angelou quarter is the first in the American Women Quarters Program, which will feature other prominent women in U.S. history. The other quarters in the series will begin rolling out later this year and through 2025, according to the U.S. Mint.

The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.

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