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

Hey, did you read:

• That the littlest player in the big leagues has the highest average? —Steve Bogira

• About the uber campaign manager Uber has hired? —Steve Bogira

• That the Ice Bucket Challenge is to Facebook what Ferguson is to Twitter? (With data!) —Drew Hunt

• About news stories published directly to Snapchat? ("On one hand this is literally finger-painting. On the other, it's not not news.") —Brianna Wellen

• This roundtable discussion about Taylor Swift's awful new single and music video? —Drew Hunt

• About Hobbit beers? —Brianna Wellen

• About Mya Aaten-White, who was shot in Ferguson on August 12 and has still not been interviewed by police? —Aimee Levitt