Meet the man behind the Illuminati

Inside the secret society; how exercise may be back for long COVID; male seahorses giving birth  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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DOES THE ILLUMINATI STILL EXIST? Thursday, April 27, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we meet the man who created this mysterious group, sit back and watch molten lava in Iceland, see a male seahorse give birth ... and ask: Where did the first English colony go?

IMAGE COURTESY LEEMAGE/PRISMA Just the name of the secret society gets hearts pumping. The Illuminati. Who was the person who organized these plotters? How did they rise so rapidly? Have they managed to survive and change our world? Intrigued? Catch this story by subscribing here. SEE SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS

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WHERE DID ‘THE FIRST COLONY’ GO?

PHOTOGRAPH BY STUART CONWAY WITH PERMISSION OF TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM A disappearance: A part of what’s now North Carolina was once America’s first English colony—until the people who settled there mysteriously disappeared. What exactly happened to them? A fresh clue emerged from this 16th century map (above). THE LOST COLONY

PHOTO OF THE DAY

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER Weird and wonderful: The world of seahorses is strange—and once you dive in, it’s hard to get out. Males give birth (pictured above). These creatures swim upright. They court a mate for days. They’re sold in illegal trade for traditional medicines. And because of fishing bycatch—they’re threatened. SEE MORE SEAHORSES

LAST GLIMPSE

PHOTOGRAPH BY GETTY IMAGES Boom: The world was mesmerized by images of Iceland’s newest volcanic arrival, Fagradalsfjall. It keeps spewing molten lava—and tourists haven’t stopped arriving to see it since. (Above, a photographer captures an eruption of the volcano.) VISIT THE VOLCANO

Today’s soundtrack: Volcano, Jimmy Buffett We hope this newsletter brightened your Thursday! It was curated and edited by David Beard, Hannah Farrow, and Jen Tse. Have a story idea? Let us know here. Know a friend who might want our newsletter in their inbox? Here’s the signup. See you tomorrow!

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