links for 2005-11-28

• Dave Chappelle Is Alive and Well (and Playing Las Vegas)
  After a spectacular flame-out, comedy's most visible invisible man is back.
• Are Interracial Couples in it for Money?
  Rather than just trading gender and economic status, many believe that interracial couples also trade on differences in racial status.
• Kids Gone Wild
  After decades of indulgence, American society seems to have reached some kind of tipping point, as far as tolerance for wild and woolly kid behavior is concerned.
• Scenes From an Arranged Marriage
  To sell an unknown act, pair him with a mentor, real or otherwise. That was the Atlantic Records plan for an R&B singer called Governor.
• The Plight of Public Universities
  Access to public education is under assault. Let's fight back.