12-year-old Jessica Maple (if that isn't a great Nancy Drew-style name, I don't know what is) was supposed to spend her summer vacation learning about law enforcement, which she did. By solving a burglary case at her family's home in Georgia.

The first Nancy Drew books were action-packed adventure stories ghostwritten by the first woman ever to receive a masters of journalism from the University of Iowa in 1927.

I'm not saying Nancy Drew was a lesbian.

"Some critics of Sotomayor's candidacy worry that she may rely too much on empathy and intuition in Supreme Court deliberations. But, hey - it worked for Nancy!" — Misha Berson [Seattle Times, via GalleyCat]

Sonia Sotomayor's revelation that she enjoyed Nancy Drew mysteries as a child has everyone speculating on how the books might have influenced her. We asked Chelsea Cain, author of Nancy Drew parody Confessions of a Teen Sleuth for her take.

Nancy Drew's squeaky-clean image has finally been tarnished: it appears that Ms. Drew may have planted evidence, the Onion radio news reports. [Onion]

I was a nerd growing up — still am, I guess, if I'm going to be honest about it. I got my first set of braces just before the 4th grade, the same year I got my first pair of glasses, so I had buck teeth, a mouth full of metal, pink-framed glasses and Bettie Page bangs years before they started being cool again. I was…

For all you burgeoning girl detectives out there, The Official Nancy Drew Handbook is available for all your sleuthing needs. There's even an entire section on how to keep your hair looking neat while driving in a convertible. [Outblush]

• Karl Lagerfeld has commissioned 15 contemporary artists to create works inspired by his iconic quilted Chanel bag for a two-year touring exhibit. Kind of interesting how iconic handbags are like the Virgin Mary of now. Maybe in twenty years people will be seeing Hermes Birkin bags in their grilled cheese sandwiches…