This Week in Lady Reads

Views you can use, science, and April Fool’s jokes done right. Fun stuff!

Ijeoma Olua on why we’re really upset at Trevor Noah’s past problematic tweets.

I love YA lit, but I also kinda love the gentle mocking it got from #VeryRealisticYA.

Why you should poop at work.

A new science-themed Cards Against Humanity expansion pack has raised a shitton of money that will go to scholarships from women in STEM.

How scientists are using tampons to find water pollution. (It’s not gross, I promise!)

Yes, it’s OK not to be with your kids 24/7. They’ll be fine.

A coyote was hanging out on the roof of a bar in Queens. Not an April Fool’s joke. (Suck it, Brooklyn.)

Now for some actual April Fool’s Jokes!

• Goodreads announced KINDLR, a dating app that matches people based on their bookshelves. If only!
• The Smithsonian claimed that they had Wonder Woman’s invisible jet on display.
• Two different knitting jokes — “Hey Girl” yarn and a campaign to knit chrysalises for monarch butterflies. Except now I really want to make tiny crocheted butterflies and chrysalises to put them in!
• Trolling Top Gear! “Capaldi is alleged to have punched a Dalek right in the eyestalk during an angry outburst in-between filming.”
• OMG I want this.

We're excited to announce our latest outdoor game!#BenedictCumberbatch fans, rejoice! pic.twitter.com/rRt1TxdxDP

— Gamewright (@Gamewright) April 1, 2015

Lastly, ouch.

"It’s not going to be easy, but we’ve got to tighten our belts.” http://t.co/7LEM9spOF1 pic.twitter.com/TY0fMYtjYH

— The Onion (@TheOnion) March 31, 2015

What did you read this week?