Segregation In America: 'Dragging On And On'

Racial segregation in the U.S. housing market has ebbed since its peak, around 1960. But it can be hard to find a truly integrated American neighborhood, according to demographer John Logan of Brown University, who has been has been parsing the latest census data.

“Black-white segregation is a phenomenon that is dragging on and on,” Logan tells NPR’s Steve Inskeep.

Dave Chappelle & Chris Rock Inspired By Jay-Z & Kanye To Tour Together

It appears that Jay-Z and Kanye West’s gigantic tour as the Throne could lead to yet another huge joint tour, though it won’t be two huge music acts hitting the road together. Instead, it just might be two of comedy’s biggest stars

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All deeds aren’t equal, and some missteps aren’t offset by a number of efforts. Yes for Paterno there was the number of wins, the assent of education, the lives he molded, and the consistent integrity amend the cesspool of college athletics. But there was also inaction when outrage was required and silence when a brave voice was needed most.

How do you defend a leader after all, even a legendary one that fails to lead.

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- Bryant Gumbel on Paterno

Survival’s Ick Factor

Disgust is the Cinderella of emotions. While fear, sadness and anger, its nasty, flashy sisters, have drawn the rapt attention of psychologists poor disgust has been hidden away in a corner, left to muck around in the ashes.

No longer. Disgust is having its moment in the light as researchers find that it does more than cause that sick feeling in the stomach. It protects human beings from disease and parasites, and affects almost every aspect of human relations, from romance to politics.