Dispatches from Ladyblogland

This just in: Ladyblogland wrote some great stuff this week.

Not strictly ladyblog material, but it did get passed along and shared in our fair land: What you learn in your 40s. Personally, I feel like I learned a lot of this between 28 and 32, especially that eight hours of continuous sleep is one of life’s simple pleasures. New York Times

These paper dolls are a Scandal! Vulture

Cosmo sex tips are weird. And terrifying. Here’s a history of one of their more infamous ideas. Slate

Can smart women love fashion? I say yes, and so does Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (she’s flawless). Elle

Michelle Obama will be on Parks and Recreation. This is not a drill. The Grio

Romance novels with happy endings for ALL the gender identities. Bitch Magazine

DC Comics is adding a new hero: a Native American teenage girl based on real-life Cree activist Shannen Koostachin. The Hairpin

And now Ghostbusters. With kittens, via Hello Giggles.

What did you read this week?