1. Happy A Bit Of Fry And Laurie Friday. GOD, DID I NEED THESE PINK SUSPENDERS TODAY.

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  2. A short story by Achy Obejas.

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  3. It's Friday and the thread has been opened.

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  4. Jean Kim on her "Inchon E-mo," the faraway aunt whose life taught her an important lesson.

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  5. A new short story by Evan Lavender-Smith.

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  6. Mara Wilson on her love and nostalgia for The B.Y. Times books she read as a kid.

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  7. Fathers have given their daughters to monsters before.

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  8. "First Memory: I watch as my sister and friend run down a hill...tumbling like kittens, while my feet were held solidly to the ground by metal braces."

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  9. Some inspirational Camille Paglia quotes that are just for girls and were certainly not made up by me.

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  10. Hayley Inch and Stephanie Lai have returned to rewrite 'Emma' for Australians, and it is glorious -- if also incomprehensible to the rest of us.

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  11. Dahlia Grossman-Heinze on the distance between how she is often perceived and who she is.

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  12. Heterosexuality, a common theme in art history, is not for the faint of heart.

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  13. Link Roundup!

    A selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

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  14. The Department of Justice has released a full report on the Ferguson Police Department's racist practices.

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