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Max Miller was a hard-bitten San Diego reporter in the 1930s who wrote a much praised account of S.D.'s port community titled "I Cover the Waterfront." Culture Lust contributor Randy Dotinga decided to find out if the book holds up.

It might surprise you to learn that the San Diego River spans 52 miles from the mountains of Julian to the Pacific Ocean. We'll speak to San Diego River Park Foundation Executive Director Rob Hutsel about what the organization is doing to preserve the ecosystem of the San Diego River.

A new national health survey finds the rate of hearing loss rising in US teenagers. We'll discuss whether the use of personal music devices, like IPods, are increasing hearing problems and find out ways to decrease that risk.

Experts worry the controversy surrounding an Islamic center near ground zero in Lower Manhattan is playing right into the hands of radical extremists. The supercharged debate over the proposed center has attracted the attention of a quiet, underground audience — young Muslims who drift in and out of jihadi chat rooms and frequent radical Islamic sites on the Web.

It's become common for patients and their loved ones to advertise the fact of their disease on clothing and bumper stickers. Some complain that this has turned into a corporate marketing opportunity, but many find it helpful and comforting to be able to identify and swap information with fellow sufferers.

The debate over the proposed Islamic center has attracted the attention of young Muslims who drift in and out of jihadi chat rooms and frequent radical Islamic websites. According to some of the posted messages, it is proof positive America is at war with Islam.

The United Nations is calling on the international community to step up flood relief efforts in Pakistan after Pakistan's president warned that terrorist groups could take advantage of the disaster to win support from the flood victims.

Wealthy candidates on both sides of the political aisle may fall short in upending political veterans in contests for the Senate and gubernatorial nominations. But the ugly races may leave the winners damaged going into the fall campaign.

Arizona voters go to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates for November's general election. The vote could be key to Republican efforts to regain control of Congress, but some of the party's luminaries have struggled.

We'll find out what turns an ordinary photograph into art by talking with curator Natasha Egan, judge of the sixth annual Art of Photography Show. The exhibit of 111 winning photographs opens this weekend.