Some popular and notable posts from the last week, featured in Toast Points.

The Toast's weekly open thread.

Talking with Meagan Hatcher-Mays about transracial adoption and the Baby Veronica case.

This week, Food Trolling with Mallory takes on Big Almond.

Erika Price, a psychologist, on her work in the Chicago public school system and in the Chicago county jails.

I want to talk about Nella Larsen's Passing, and I want to talk about it with you.

Mindi Claire shares her failed attempts at McSweeney's lists.

The Netflix categories absolutely no one is watching.

Carrie Shirley's installment in the DUI series.

Hannah Rosefield on the albatross in poetry and real life.

The New Eves: women writing science fiction and saving the world.

Readers of The Toast engage in a warm circle-jerk of self-promotion.

Laura Jarrett investigates some of the most popular ghost stories in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Is it permissible for a toad to eat a bat, or does it violate the Great Chain of Being?

Eryn Loeb reflects on being young and weird and working at a Ren Faire.