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Brenda Berkman joined the all-male New York Fire Department in 1982 after winning a federal sex discrimination lawsuit. Now her fight and those of other female firefighters is the subject of a new PBS documentary, Taking the Heat.

In honor of Miles Davis' 80th birthday Friday, writer and poet Quincy Troupe discusses the song "Blue in Green," from Davis' classic 1959 album Kind of Blue.

Spoken-word artist Saul Williams reads an excerpt from , said the shotgun to the head., a book-length series of poems about patriarchy and the coming of a female messiah.

At a gallery in Bay Saint Louis, Miss., artist Lori Gordon has quite literally picked up the pieces in the wake of Hurricane Katrina... and is trying to make sense of the storm with bits of the rubble left behind.

A bold new interpretation of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle sets its timeless tale of the corruption of power in a more contemporary American setting. Director Francesca Zambello talks about what's being called the American Ring.

Actor Mel Gibson has issued an apology for remarks he reportedly made after being arrested for driving under the influence early Friday. The arresting officer reported that Gibson unleashed an anti-Semitic rant and attempted to flee the scene.

Guests provide a tour of news from the Middle East on the Web, from YouTube to state-run broadcasts. Bloggers talk about posting from war zones, and experts offer tips on critical viewing.

San Francisco's Fillmore District is known for its namesake rock venue, but once it was home to legendary jazz clubs. A new photo book preserves the record of a neighborhood that fell victim to "urban renewal."

Court TV and the Sundance Channel are both airing a new documentary called The Human Behavior Experiments, which takes a historical look at the psychology of unethical behavior by examining the work of social scientists in the 1960s and 1970s. Television critic Andrew Wallenstein says the documentary is particularly powerful in light of many of today's scandals.

The late music legend Miles Davis would have turned 80 on Friday. Musician David Was of the group Was (Not Was) offers a tribute in honor of the jazzman's birth.