+ Check out the Brooklyn Literary 100.

+ 65% of women aged 25-45 have disordered eating. Not surprising, but still alarming.

+ A man in Italy was arrested for staring at a woman. Sure, it seems extreme punishment, but I’m conflicted because I’ve also been the woman stared at. Women should be able to feel safe when traveling, and if it takes threatening to arrest men who make women feel unsafe in obvious ways (staring unrelentingly at a woman for an hour, say) then maybe it’s something to consider? I don’t know.

+ Mandy Kaling, who is awesome, tells you 10 things you don’t know about women.

+ The Times has a profile of the American Worker. The gist: Americans are overworked and underpaid. Gee whiz, I never could have guessed that!

+ On the other hand, Jezebel says it’s called work for a reason.

+ The Official Village Voice Election-Season Guide to the Right-Wing Blogosphere

+ I’m still annoyed about that Tyra-hosted show about people competing for an editorial job at Elle. It’s apparently not just me.

+ Why is it we work hard to cover up something that is natural and happens to almost every woman. *sigh*

+ How expensive is the beer at Yankee Stadium? I feel like saying, “I paid $9.50 for flat Miller Lite” kind of says it all, though.

+ In case you missed it, a few weeks ago, Peter Sagal of NPR had an awesome feminist rant about Horton Hears a Who.

+ Speech and Debate have a lot in common with sports. Damn right they do! Our debate team in high school brought home more trophies than our sports teams in fact. Does this mean I can say I was a jock in high school?

Also, I bought Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner. Perhaps I’ll review it for the blog after I read.