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

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  • About how the $179 million spent on a single Picasso painting helps tell the story of rising global inequality? —Ryan Smith

  • About the tragedy of Madison Holleran, an Ivy League track athlete, who constructed a perfect-looking Instagram life before jumping off a nine-story parking garage in January 2014? —Aimee Levitt