Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, alarm, amuse, or inspire us.

Hey, did you read:

  • That Donald Trump’s poll numbers are up 13 percent since October? —Tal Rosenberg
  • That Ronnie Woo Woo has called for Rahm’s resignation? —Brianna Wellen
  • About how the newest season of South Park perfectly captures our era of outrage? —Sue Kwong
  • This obituary for 92-year-old Robert Craft, a conductor, musicologist, and word freak best known for serving as Stravinsky’s amanuensis and factotum in the composer’s later years? —Kate Schmidt
  • About how Nathan For You brought Charlie Kaufman’s sensibilities to TV? —Brianna Wellen
  • That the middle class is now a minority? —Tal Rosenberg
  • About Mattiwilda Dobbs, a pathbreaking African-American opera singer (and daughter of a civil rights leader) who has died at age 90? —Kate Schmidt
  • That Upworthy has started making original videos? —Leor Galil