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

Hey, did you read:
• That Alan Rickman died? (Also at age 69 from cancer, just like Bowie.) —Brianna Wellen

• That Al Jazeera America is shutting down? —Tal Rosenberg

• That HuffPost Live is no more? —Leor Galil

• That videos of the fatal police shooting of Cedrick Chatman may finally be released today? —Steve Bogira

• That the completely awesome Morning News Tournament of Books is back? And that Reader contributor Janet Potter will be a guest commentator? —Aimee Levitt

• That the newest Louis Vuitton model is the character Lightning from the Final Fantasy video game franchise? (Will she ride a Chocobo down the runway?) —Ryan Smith

• About how white the Oscars are? Again? —Brianna Wellen