newyorker:

Jolie’s medical decision says again what shouldn’t need re-saying: that a woman’s body is hers, that breasts are for something other than ogling, and that hard choices are made for strong reasons. Her decision to make her choice public is bold and brave and admirable. It is what celebrity is for.

—Rebecca Mead on Angelina Jolie’s decision to make her mastectomy public: 

http://nyr.kr/16xgKDW

12 Hurt at New Orleans Parade Shooting
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: 4:43 PM ET
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say that a dozen people have been shot during a Mother’s Day second-line parade.