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I cannot be more excited about Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton! Previews begin next month! Watch some of it here!

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a
Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
Spot in the Caribbean by Providence, impoverished, in squalor
Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?

Brian Eno was interviewed and talked about how he created the startup sound for Windows 95, and it's great:

"The thing from the agency said, 'We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah- blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional,' this whole list of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said 'and it must be 3 1/4 seconds long.' I thought this was so funny and an amazing thought to actually try to make a little piece of music. It's like making a tiny little jewel."

Today in headlines: Woman gives birth, fights off bees, starts wildfire in Northern California. Also in bees: Norway is building a bee highway.

The New York Times released a recipe for guacamole that contains, for some bizarre reason, peas, proving that print media truly deserves to die. In case you were wondering, the only things a guac should contain are: avocados, lime juice, salt, cilantro, red onion, garlic, jalepeño / serrano if you'd like.

Here's your palate cleanser: Wes Anderson has designed a café in Milan, and unsurprisingly, it looks just like a Wes Anderson film, complete with a Life Aquatic pinball machine.

Etcetera: "I left a pizza boy and came back a pizza man," says life-saving pizza delivery man. Alternate Monopoly cards. Stationmaster Tama (Japan's most famous cat) has died, and 3,000 people attended her funeral.

—Emily