Andrew Mason
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Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.

Hey, did you read:

Edward Snowden’s latest statement from Moscow? Tal Rosenberg

• That the party of old, tired ideas plans to attack Democrats as the party of old, tired ideas? Steve Bogira

• That while the Sun-Times cuts, its Splash section groweth? Kate Schmidt

• That OSHA is investigating the death of an acrobat who fell 50 feet during a performance of Cirque du Soleil’s Las Vegas show Ka? Tony Adler

• About the guy who biked to all 68 Divvy bike-share stations in one day? Gwynedd Stuart

• The Wired interview with photographer Richard Mosse, accompanied by samples of his extraordinary work using infrared film? Tony Adler

• About how a young, closeted Dan Savage shoplifted a copy of The Boys in the Band from Unabridged Books? Aimee Levitt

Lou Reed’s effusive review of Kanye West’s Yeezus? Tal Rosenberg

• That former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason has released an album of “80s alternative rock about how to run your startup”? Mick Dumke

• That some guy released his version of Andrew Mason’s album before Andrew Mason? (Full disclosure: that guy is my roommate.) Leor Galil