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Today News and Notes launches a weekly segment looking at lifestyle and entertainment trends. Allison Samuels, writer at Newsweek joins Tony Cox to discuss why R&B star R. Kelly has yet to go to trial to face charges he engaged in sexual activity with underage girls, and whether there is a generation gap driving presidential candidate choices in Black Hollywood.

The R&B singer has been accused repeatedly of sexual misconduct or abuse. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Geoff Edgers, national arts reporter at The Washington Post.

Saturday marks the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Kurtis Lee about some of the unknown history behind the legendary race.

Saturday marks the 131st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. William Nack, a former Sports Illustrated reporter, tells Linda Wertheimer that while Bellamy Road is the favorite, he thinks this year's run for the roses is any horse's game. And he'd pick Afleet Alex.

Since horror author R.L. Stine isn't the only famous R.L. out there, we've invited him to answer three questions about fashion mogul Ralph Lauren, who was born Ralph Lifshitz.

This is the second in a two-part series that takes a closer look at the charter school movement.North Carolina will soon see a rush of charter schools…

A self-professed science geek is the best-selling British male artist in the United States since Elton John. His latest album, and first U.S. release, is called All or Nothing. It features big name collaborations with artists including Lil Wayne, Lil John, Sean Paul and Mary J. Blige.

Computing and the internet should make us more productive. Or should they?! It's an Indicator mystery.

Despite pop and hip-hop dominating the charts, R&B is kept alive by artists like Jasmine Sullivan, Summer Walker, and Brent Faiyaz.

Ed Gordon looks back on the life of R&B legend Wilson Pickett. The Alabama native's career spanned four decades and he is best known for his 1960s hits "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee died after suffering a heart attack in Reston, Va.

Damage to oil facilities by looters hampers efforts to return southern Iraq's oil production to full capacity. At 200,000 barrels a day, production stands at one-tenth of its pre-war levels. The output is being used to help fuel the country's power stations. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary of Cabarrus is holding a Sale of Christmas Decor and Gifts, Baked and Homemade Goodies, and Homemade Crafts on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Salvation Army office in Concord from 11 am to 2 pm. The office is at 216 Patterson Ave. SE, Concord, NC 28026. Masks required. Pre-sale orders at https://sawaconcordnc.org/

A largely blue-collar state, Rhode Island should arguably be an easy win for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the upcoming March 4 primary. But Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has made inroads into Clinton's working-class constituency there, as he has in the much-bigger delegate prize of Ohio.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Monster," the new release by R.E.M. (Warner Brothers). REV. 2: Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Modern Age" by Harold Bloom (Harcourt Brace).

The Strait of Hormuz could become a pinch point in the conflict that could disrupt energy markets, but also see surges in prices of other products, such as plastics.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to MTV pop culture writer Crystal Bell about the new movie Deadpool, and how it reaches an audience unusual for comic book films.

Crumb's comics were staples of 1960s counterculture. He's now the subject of a new biography. Crumb spoke to Fresh Air in 2005, and again, with his wife, fellow comic Aline Kominsky Crumb, in 2007.

Store shelves are filled with products claiming to be good for the environment. Everything from shampoos and cleaning agents to granola bars claim to be "natural" and "earth friendly." But some environmentalists think you're being "greenwashed."

In what Hostess calls "The Sweetest Comeback In The History Of Ever," Twinkies will return in July — just the latest iconic product to reappear, as vinyl records and Polaroid cameras experience a surge in popularity. The twist? Some of the products' biggest fans were born after the age of CDs and digital cameras.