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  • A giant of postmodern architecture, he said he rejected unity, consistency and clarity: "All of those things made ... not for beautiful purity — but dead purity."
  • On this week’s 51%, we hear from an author about the experience of young black and brown girls in school. And the Army turns to gaming for new recruits –…
  • They ranged in age from 18 to 67. One of them was an 18-year-old soccer player, another, 34, had just enrolled at the college. One victim was 18 and was just about to take his brown belt test.
  • The actor, writer, producer and comedian traces the trajectory of his career, including what was like to be The Daily Show's first brown person.
  • Apple will be rolling out a more diverse set of emojis with browner — and yellower — skin tones. Here's the science behind how they come up with the colors.
  • Singer MARIANNE FAITHFULL got her start in the English music scene of 1964, when she dated Mick Jagger and had the hit song, "As Tears Go By." In the following years she had a drug addiction that almost killed her, before recovering in 1985 and releasing new albums. Her memoir, "Faithfull: An Autobiography" (Little Brown), tells her story of highs and lows with music and drugs. REV.: Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Eric Clapton's new release, "From the Cradle."
  • 1) FRANK SALOMON, a member of the Phoenix Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue Unit, which is one its way to Oklahoma City to help with the rescue efforts there. 2) Architecture and Design Critic THOMAS HINE. HINE has written a new book, The Total Package: The Evolution and Secret Meanings of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Tubes (Little, Brown Co.) HINE explores the affect packages have on consumer emotions and purchases. He unveils how packaging, from Tide's orange box to Lifesaver's sleek cylinder plays on our sensibilities in making brand choices.
  • SONNY ROLLINS, tenor saxophonist, is one of the jazz world's greatest improvisational artists. At the tender age of 23, he played with Miles Davis and Charlie Parker. In the early 1950s, he joined the Clifford Brown-Max Roach quintet. He also began a critically-acclaimed solo career. Now in his sixties, he feels obligated to carry on the vision of his own mentors to today's rising stars. His latest album, "Old Flames" (Milestone), focuses on jazz standards and features Sonny backed by a brass section. ROLLINS will be the guest of honor at the JazzTimes Convention in November 16-19, in New York. (REBROADCAST from 2
  • The protests were largely peaceful in the St. Louis suburb for a third consecutive night.
  • Thomas Jackson, who apologized in a video released Thursday for the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, faced protesters calling for his resignation.
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