Links for you. Science:

My sexual harassment story
They Write the Right Stuff
Absurd Creature of the Week: Elusive Goblin Shark Has World’s Most Terrifying Jaws
Texas Textbook Publishers Say No To Creationism: Watchdog Report
Ripples from 454’s Shutdown Announcement

Other:

What did she expect to happen? (must-read)
Good Night, and Good Luck and the lost legacy of Murrow’s Boys and Girls (as always, Lance is a joy to read)
OBAMACARE ISN’T GOING TO BE LIKE MEDICARE — IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE LEGAL ABORTION
What Happens When a Language Has No Numbers?
New York is Drowning in Bribes and Corruption
Arresting the Unjustly Homeless While They Learn to Code
Why blockbusters are taking over the arts: Harvard’s Anita Elberse on why the ‘long tail’ is not where the money is
I’m Daisy Coleman, The Teenager At The Center Of The Maryville Rape Media Storm, And This Is What Really Happened
Science writing harassment underscores freelancer instability – Freelancers shouldn’t have to worry that there might be pressure to sleep with an editor or that she will need to laugh off his sexual passes in order to get work
You Thought the Government Shutdown Was Over. You Were Wrong.
Rand Paul’s Use Of Misinformation Dates Back To Med School
Ilargi: Winter In America Gets Colder – Why We Choose Poverty