Well, gang, there’s some good news and some bad news. The good news is that feminist comedians and feminist critiques of comedy have been all over the news lately! Woo! Yay!

The bad news is that this is, in large part, because there are a bunch of people who think that they have a constitutionally enshrined right to tell rape jokes and then never have to hear any criticism about them. Boo! Blerg!

There have been a lot of great recent critiques of this sadly evergreeen controversy (you can find some here, here, here and here) and also some awesome round-ups of rape jokes that don’t undermine or disempower assault survivors (some examples can be found here, here, and here).

But while challenging rape jokes specifically is an important way to show that comedy belongs to everyone, we can also draw attention to comedians who tell jokes that embrace women’s lives and experiences--rather than reducing them to blank canvasses for punchlines--showcasing the fact that comedy embraces women far more often than it acts shitty and hostile to us.

Here's what I'm reading today—what's the feminist news on your radar?

• Today in shady government spying: New revelations about the extent of the New York Police Department's program that spied on Muslims and the Justice Department may be spying on reporters more often than we think. [Colorlines, Mother Jones]

• Women, Action, and the Media is launching a campaign to get Facebook to stop running ads next to content that promotes violence against women. [RH Reality Check] 

• Here's a new video about the 10 Commandments of New York's Stop and Frisk program. [This Week in Black]  

• The race crisis in media: People of color make up only about 20 percent of staff at TV stations and were more likely than white employees to lose their jobs in newsrooms during the recession. What can we do? [The Nation] 

• Arkansas's legislature overrode the governor's veto to pass restrictive anti-abortion laws. [Shakesville] 

• Why do parents read more to their daughters than their sons? [The Atlantic] 

• The story of an 18-year-old Florida girl being prosecuted for dating a 15-year-old girl has gone viral and is making people rethink statutory rape laws. [Change.org] 

• Go see a real ghetto! A tour company offering $45 tours of the Bronx as a real live "ghetto" has come under fire and changed its focus, slightly. [New York Times] 

Welcome back to another week in the wonderful world of Mad Men. One of the strangest episodes on record, "The Crash" was all about altered states, false identities, and hidden talents (we see you tap dancing, Ken Cosgrove!). Load up a "vitamin shot" and join us, won't you?

This picture is worth a thousand words about how nuts this episode was.