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WHAT’S WORSE THAN A HANGOVER?

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

In today’s newsletter, we examine the alcohol-anxiety connection, delve into witch panics throughout history, explore the difference between real and AI photos … and meet the infamous ‘Calamity Jane’. Plus, the power of push-ups, sit-ups, and weights.

A photo of beer and liquor against an orange studio background

PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIC HELGAS, THE NEW YORK TIMES/ REDUX

Many people use alcohol to take the edge off in short-term social situations.

But too much can trigger “hangxiety”—a long-overlooked addition to the headache, nausea, light sensitivity, and fatigue of a hangover. And that may increase anxiety or irritability going forward when you overindulge, experts say.

How exactly does alcohol interfere with your brain chemistry and lower the quantity of brain-calming chemicals? Here’s how it works.

PRONE TO ANXIETY?
READ ON

Related:
—Why is alcohol killing more women than ever before?
—That nightcap before bed won’t help you sleep
—How going sober, even for a month, helps your body

STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

A group of athletes do push ups in the sand

PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN CHRISTOPHER JONES, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Why resistance training, from weightlifting to sit-ups and push-ups (pictured above) is key to your health

2024 is likely to be a dangerous—and deadly—hurricane season (Free article). Related: Nature is out of sync—and that’s reshaping everything, everywhere

Death Cap For Cutie: These fungi are incredibly beautiful—but dangerous

Bring the garlic: Where vampires are born

Dementia has no cure. But there’s hope for better care.

Is this photo doctored? How you can tell if it is real—or not? Related: Is this cheetah AI or real?

Not just in ‘Jurassic Park’: What can we learn from these ancient, mating termites trapped in amber? (Free article)

Joan of Arc and Anne Boleyn are two of history's most famous accused witches. Witch panics killed thousands.

See how these fierce dinosaurs have evolved in the National Geographic pages in the last century (Free article)

Can too much coffee kill you?

WHO IN THE WORLD?

Calamity Jane at the Grave of Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, South Dakota

PHOTOGRAPH BY GRAPHICAARTIS, BRIDGEMAN IMAGE

Who was the real ‘Calamity Jane’? While books and movies of the Wild West may have seared an image of the infamous outlaw nicknamed ‘Calamity Jane’ (pictured above), the real woman’s story may tell us a very different tale. Representing gumption and a role for women, she overturned stereotypical ideas of the ‘Old West.’ Which one of these things was true?

A. Her real first name was Jane
B. She was married to Buffalo Bill
C. She was buried near Buffalo Bill
D. She was the best female shooter in the West

HERE COMES CALAMITY

Today’s soundtrack: Annie Get Your Gun, Squeeze

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