5 Things

Here are some of the things (stories, products, ideas, random whatnots, etc.) that captured me this last week:

• Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America, by Lauren Duca, Teen Vogue. This article is making the rounds this weekend and rightfully so. It's brilliant and critically necessary writing.

• Elizabeth and Alice, by Megan Marshall, New Yorker. A gorgeous love story.

• Madonna Delivers Her Blunt Truth During Fiery, Teary Billboard Women In Music Speech, by Joe Lynch, Billboard. I've loved Madonna since high school. You go girl.

• A house divided. The alarming response to Russian meddling in American democracy, by Lexington, The Economist. I'm so perplexed and agitated by the stories of Russia and the U.S. elections.

• 1 Patient, 7 Tumors and 100 Billion Cells Equal 1 Striking Recovery, by Denise Grady, The New York Times. A ray of cancer hope.