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

Hey, did you read:
  • Gloria Steinem on the need for equal pay—and the time she asked for it and an editor sent her a Gucci purse instead? —Julia Thiel
  • How Netflix, responsible for up to 37 percent of Internet traffic, is trying manipulate their TV quality to unclog the internet? —Sue Kwong
  • That DJ Khaled got lost at sea on a Jet Ski? —Luca Cimarusti
  • About the rise of the “microcomplaint?” —Ryan Smith
  • The curious case of the reporters in Las Vegas trying to figure out who owns the paper they work for? —Julia Thiel
  • Salon on “how State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez killed an investigation into police perjury?” —John Dunlevy
  • That Howard Stern reupped at SiriusXM for five more years? —Tal Rosenberg
  • What your microbiome wants for dinner? —Julia Thiel