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

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            • That Anish Kapoor is pissed off at Mayor Emanuel for defending the Chinese knockoff of his Cloud Gate, aka the Bean? —Deanna Isaacs

    • About the flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana this morning? —John Dunlevy
  • About the softer side of Compton? —Drew Hunt

   • That the time of the Maurice Lenell pinwheel cookie is coming to an end? —Tony Adler
• About Corduroy, the world’s oldest cat? —Drew Hunt

• Eater editor Helen Rosner’s evisceration of Harper‘s attempt at restaurant criticism? —Mike Sula

• That Sesame Street will now debut its new episodes on HBO? —J.R. Jones

• That Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming up again to make Devil in the White City? —Sue Kwong