Whew! It took us a while to get a show together, but now that we've finally got it, rest assured it's a good one (or four).
In the first hour, an article we couldn't stop talking about in the morning meeting: "The End of White Flight." For decades, the demographic story in American cities has been that of white flight -- white residents leaving town for the suburbs. Now, in some cities, the opposite is true. Cities may be growing, but their black populations are losing numbers. We'll find out what's behind the trend. And on the Opinion Page, another story from today's economy: twentysomething Melody Serafino is calling out her contemporaries for still living off of Mom and Dad's dime. When is it time to say no to help with the rent, to the cellular "family plan," to living at home?
In the second hour, an incredible story: Mahvish Rukhsana Kahn's My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me. The American daughter of Afghan immigrants, Kahn wanted to do something for her country and that of her parents, so she went to Guantanamo to interpret for the lawyers representing Guantanamo detainees.
Finally, did you spend hours in line waiting to catch Heath Ledger's turn as the Joker in The Dark Knight? If you did, did you find the Joker more compelling than Batman himself? If so, you're not alone... So did Hank Steuver of The Washington Post. And we also want to know what you think about the possibility of a posthumous Oscar nod for Ledger.
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