Did You Read About Mad Men Flakka And Saffron Thread

• The Mad Men finale was the real thing.

Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, alarm, amuse, or inspire us.

• The Columbia Journalism Review‘s withering critique of how the media have reacted to Seymour Hersh’s Bin Laden scoop? —J.R. Jones

• About why saffron threads are so expensive? —Sue Kwong