I really missed America today. Then I read this Huffington Post story — 45% of Student’s Don’t Learn Much in College — tracking mid-stream results from the US Collegiate Learning Assessment. AP reporter Alan Scher Zagier’s first stop for the story was my alma mater, the University of Missouri.

Not too surprising. In 2009, a Missouri court upheld the right of private company Tan Time to operate tanning beds in the university rec centre until Dec 2010. Read this and don’t let UK universities follow suit.

If you’ve never heard of Missouri or the wonderful musical technology that has helped Cher, T-Pain, and countless popstars croon like a robot, check out the Gregory Brothers’ latest addition to their Youtube series  Auto-tune The News.

This video uses content from TV network KMBC in Kansas City, Missouri. A true and beautiful portrait of middle America.