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From Hamilton to Beto, Politicians Who Shared a Little More Than We Wanted to Know

President Lyndon Johnson displays the incision from his gallbladder surgery in October 1965.AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Before Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her Instant Pot became social media sensations, a few American politicians had dared to share personal tidbits they hoped might endear them to the…

On Treacherous Terrain with Lily & Madeleine and Gemma Ray

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. They’re not outrageous. They don’t strike out in bold new directions. But Lily & Madeleine and Gemma Ray consistently turn out strong albums, quietly compiling impressive bodies of work. Overlook them at your peril. Lily & MadeleineCanterbury GirlsNew West Sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz specialize…

Climate Change Isn’t Just Frying the Planet—It’s Fraying Our Nerves

StphaneLemire/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the last year, Rebecca, a 35-year-old woman living in Washington, DC, had been losing sleep over the seemingly endless flow of apocalyptic environmental news. She fretted about the Trump administration’s loosening of emissions regulations and the United Nations’ dire predictions about climate change.…