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

Hey, did you read:

• That a "deal" was signed in Kiev, Ukraine, early today after the bloodiest day of demonstrations yet? —Deanna Isaacs

• About—and see pictures of—the prehistoric forest uncovered by recent storms that stripped sand from beaches in Wales? —John Dunlevy

• Esquire's profile of Rahm Emanuel? —Gwynedd Stuart

• That the University of Mississippi continues to have problems with bigotry on campus? —Ben Sachs

• The Playboy interview with Gawker Media honcho Nick Denton? —Tal Rosenberg

• About frat boys and lawsuits? —Aimee Levitt

• That the makers of House of Cards are threatening to move filming from Maryland to another state unless they receive more taxpayer-funded subsidies? —Mick Dumke

• About the Girl Scout who sold cookies outside of a medical-marijuana clinic? —Brianna Wellen

• About what one rapper's fake New York Times article says about hip-hop's underclass? —Leor Galil

• Mark Twain's advice to little girls? —Brianna Wellen

• That Pharrell Williams's famed Grammys hat is being auctioned off for charity? —Taylor Tolbert