Suddenly lots of stories about interracial dating. Weird.

Not sure what this means, but there sure have been quite a few stories about interracial dating and marriage lately, since the Census estimates in particular (noting, among other things, that interracial marriages are ever so slightly up, and predicting that by 2050, mixed-race people will be a majority in the US (perhaps not though)).

Some are interesting and informative:

The latest trend belies notions of the U.S. as a post-racial, assimilated society. Demographers cite a steady flow of recent immigration that has given Hispanics and Asians more ethnically similar partners to choose from while creating some social distance from whites due to cultural and language differences.

White wariness toward a rapidly growing U.S. minority population also may be contributing to racial divisions, experts said.

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"With a white backlash toward immigrant groups, some immigrants are more likely to turn inward to each other for support," [Cornell sociology and public policy professor Daniel] Lichter said.

Broken down by race, about 40 percent of U.S.-born Asians now marry whites - a figure unchanged since 1980. Their likelihood of marrying foreign-born Asians, meanwhile, multiplied 3 times for men and 5 times for women, to roughly 20 percent.

Among U.S.-born Hispanics, marriages with whites increased modestly from roughly 30 percent to 38 percent over the past three decades. But when it came to marriages with foreign-born Hispanics, the share doubled - to 12.5 percent for men, and 17.1 percent for women.

Some rehash old memes that won't die (but why not, if it's a "story"?):

It is a familiar lament of single African-American women: where are the “good” black men to marry?

And amidst all the noise, some stories really still manage to stand out in the world of WTF:

Before getting to "how," let's start with "why." There are obvious reasons one would want to date an Indian, such as how successful and professionally desirable they are.

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Most Indians are innately gracious, social creatures; they highly value friends and family and have a calendar filled with various holidays and occasions to celebrate, which they typically do with gusto.

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If you are not Indian, keep reading to learn seven things that should ingratiate you with them. The first five have to do with Bollywood. Indians take Bollywood and their celebrities very seriously.

Title is "How to Date an Indian (Advice for the Non-Indian)." So she lists five things to know about dating Indian people, five of which are Bollywood related, and the other two are Food and Language - apparently their entire existence right there - after calling them "gracious, social creatures." I just don't even know where to start. Wow, just wow.