‘Leaning In’ to the F-Word: In her new book, Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reminds us that equality for women has not been achieved and urges women to lean in to get the things they want out of work and family. Washington Post staff writer Brigid Schulte, a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation, writes that Sandberg’s book has been a welcome spur to conversation about feminism, family, and the way all of us—men and women—live now.

Whoa—a Jesuit Pope!: Pope Francis, formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, is not only the first pope in over 1,000 years to hail from a non-European country but also the first Jesuit one. Fr. Rick Malloy S.J., writes about what a Jesuit pontiff means for Malloy’s fellow Jesuits and for Catholics everywhere. And did the cardinals heed Kristin Cobble’s advice? Read her memo to The College of Cardinals outlining her proposal for a smarter conclave.

The Irrational Exuberance of the Snark Market: New America Foundation managing editor Fuzz Hogan remembers a time when snark used to be subversive, like the kid blowing spitballs in the back of the classroom. Now it’s become the norm. Hogan examines the rise and fall of snark and asks whether sincerity is the next big thing.

You Can’t Fight Infotainment: On Monday, TMZ co-executive producer Charles Latibeaudiere, New York Times Hollywood correspondent Michael Cieply, and CNN anchor and ASU journalism professor Aaron Brown discussed the changing world of journalism in an age of celebrity, politics, and the internet in a panel moderated by Joe Mathews, Zócalo California editor and author of The People’s Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger And the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy.

Say Goodbye, L.A., To Mass Immigration: In advance of Tuesday’s program, “How Will L.A. Face Its Post-Immigrant Future?” Zócalo asked several Californians whether Southern California would be a better place to live if immigrants stopped coming to Los Angeles and the population becomes increasingly native-born. What would we gain and lose?

New York Times Environmental Writer Andrew Revkin in the green room: Before visiting Zócalo to discuss whether we should just adapt to climate change, Andrew Revkin dished about his weapon of choice in a zombie apocalypse, his use of emoticons, and his most successful tweet.

Next week …

Zócalo announces its third Book Prize winner.

Can your Los Angeles community give soon-to-be-ex Mayor Villaraigosa a home?

On Tuesday, Stanford University economics and finance scholar Anat Admati visits Zócalo to explain how the banks escaped any serious consequences—and what real reform would look like.

On Wednesday, Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett and Arizona State University President Michael Crow will discuss the future of nanotechnology at the Phoenix Art Museum.