- Al Podgorski/Chicago Sun-Times
- Yep, it’s that bad.
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.
• That Guinea has banned the consumption of bats, rats, and monkeys in an effort to halt the spread of the ebola virus? —Ben Sachs
• That at least three books in Harvard’s libraries are bound in human skin? —Aimee Levitt