Friday's open thread.

A short story by Michael McGrath.

Famous female pickpockets of Gold Rush-era San Francisco.

Dr. Oz's daily routine.

after Florence WyleFlo was the artist. I managed the bloodand bones, babies slick with afterbirth,sicknesses like ciphers in the gridworkhallways of the teaching hospital. She gave birthon paper and in wood, bronzewhen she could get it. I saw her sketchingskeletons the first day of Anatomy—we were the only girls

Under-18 club nights, danger, intrigue, and shopping.

A Fourth of July potato salad discussion, courtesy of Jolie Kerr.

Anne Helen Petersen on that lost ex-boyfriend.

Ranking the merits of the premiere of Gabrielle Union's Being Mary Jane.

WORN's Anna Fitzpatrick and Haley Mlotek on Wendy Davis and her shoes.

Meet Sarah Pebbletush, the long-forgotten "plain best friend" of Jane Austen's most beloved novel.

Him, and her, and him too. And them. Definitely them.

Haley Crain on ombré and butt mysteries.

Remembering Canadian pro-choice activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler.

Kate Harding on quitting blogging and that Ani DiFranco feeling.