Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, alarm, amuse, or inspire us.   Hey, did you read:

                 • The rules for being a female comedian? (“Be funny. Be pretty. But not too pretty!!!”) —Aimee Levitt

        • That Steve Harvey flubbed the announcement of Miss Universe? —Kevin Warwick

                 • How Jeff Bezos has improved the financial outlook of the Washington Post by focusing on its technology and online user experience? (Might not be available without a subscription.) —Tal Rosenberg

                 • About how local Spanish-language media has been covering Anita Alvarez and Laquan McDonald?—Tal Rosenberg
                 • That more than 80 percent of Chicago police dash cams have nonfunctioning audio because of operator error or “intentional destruction?” —Steve Bogira

                 • That Hasbro’s new six-pack of action figures from The Force Awakens does not include Rey? —Aimee Levitt

               • This Milwaukee small business owner’s response to a letter of congratulations from Scott Walker? —Ryan Smith