Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, alarm, amuse, or inspire us.
Hey, did you read:
- About how the climate deal came together? —John Dunlevy
- That local R&B singer Jeremih isn’t happy with the way Def Jam handled his new album? —Leor Galil
- About the yuccie (pronounced “yucky”), the successor to the hipster? —Aimee Levitt
- This New York Times profile of Kricket Nimmons, a black trans woman from the rural south, and her path to gender reassignment surgery? —Kate Schmidt
- About film ratings in China? —Aimee Levitt
- About the pervasive slavery in the Thai shrimp-processing industry? —Mike Sula
- About the SNL cast member who has a substantial VHS collection? —Leor Galil
- That horse-racing fans are mad that Sports Illustrated didn’t give its Sportsperson of the Year award to a horse? —Julia Thiel
- About the value of local investigative reporting? —Sue Kwong
