Culture and Society

Cabaret singer Barb Jungr and pianist-singer John McDaniel gave us a sparkling set of songs from 1968, reminding us of the greatness of that era's popular music.

Douglas M. Branson, author of 'The Future of Tech is Female,' talks about what companies can — and should — do to hire, promote and support more women.

All the Women in My Family Sing is a memorable anthology of American culture (3.5 stars) and diversity within 69 essays written by 69 different women of color and edited by Deborah Santana as a strong soundboard for women's voices where the chosen works are positive and practical.

Corporate governance expert Dougas M. Branson has a new book about how companies can fix their own gender bias — and hire, support, promote and include women on all levels. It's called 'The Future of Tech is Female: How to Achieve Gender Diversity,' but it's about all industries. Tech is one of the worst offenders of gender bias, but the problem is universal in nearly every field.

Rod Roddenberry (son of Star Trek creator Gene) brought a new project to San Diego this year for Comic-Con (SDCC). The film short, Instant, begins innocently enough in Mickey’s, a neighborhood bar with a group of regulars doing the usual stuff: drinking, playing darts, schmoozing. But things get very tense …

Autonomous vehicles most likely are our future, but we’ll need better sensors, better mechanic training, and a new way to think about driving.

This sturdy, compelling production rivets our attention, explicating both the character and the philosophy of that most polarizing of jurists, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Spencer F. Lee’s homage to the geekdom of pop cultural creators fans From the Bridge is a feature-length documentary coming out at the end of the summer. Lee, along with George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and others tease the new film in a special preview at this year’s Comic-Con International (AKA …

Mystic, yogini and humanitarian Vivianne Nantel has written 'Becoming the Light: Realize Your True Enlightenment Nature,' a gripping, spiritual memoir filled with lessons and guidance.

Uproarious and deeply touching, 'Tevye Served Raw' gives us a broad sampling of Sholem Aleichem's whole opus, its humor and its pathos resonating beyond cultural and religious boundaries.