BANKS, “Goddess”

Talking to Misty Copeland About Race, Class and Ballet

The Lost Britney Spears Album

“Let Me Tell You What I Think of Bicycling”: Nellie Bly Interviews Susan B. Anthony, 1896

Naomi Pilgrim, “House of Dreams”

Happy Birthday, Roberto Bolano

Mad Men: “I Know How I Want You to See Me”

“The average person’s marketing data is worth 10 cents; a pregnant woman’s data skyrockets to $1.50”

Stone Cold Rose Wilder

“What do Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg and Beyonce have in common?”

Strawberry Switchblade, “Jolene”

A Limited Reading

On Having a Gay Voice

Friday Open Thread

Snacking with Jane Austen: Brown Bread & Parmesan Ice Creams

Ramona Lisa, “Dominic”

George Saunders on Kindness

Baby-Sitters Club for the Modern Woman

Push Related to Shove

Jane Talks to the Marrieds