Later today, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew is expected to announce major redesigns to the $10 and $20 bills. In June 2015, Lew confirmed that the department would redesign the $10 bill and replace Alexander Hamilton with a woman. The replacement was scheduled to appear in 2020—the 100th anniversary of the…

In today’s Tweet Beat, Lin-Manuel Miranda wins a Pulitzer (DUH), Usher is on a plane and Bette Midler gets a lesson.

Hamilton is the biggest thing on Broadway since the standing ovation was invented. Before it was on Broadway, it was in a series of workshops and smaller venues, developed by artists who are not necessarily seeing any of the profits from their work.

At least one of Alexander Hamilton’s progeny is having the time of his life with all the enthusiasm for Hamilton.

For four days now, all I have been able to do is re-watch this video of these kids in a gender-swapped edition of the song “The Schulyer Sisters” from the Broadway insta-classic Hamilton, and now that’s all you will be able to do, too.

The man of the people, the champion of the underserved, the enemy of all things “establishment” was seen strolling across the plush carpet of the Richard Rodgers Theater off Times Square, attending a performance of the wildly popular play “Hamilton” with his wife Jane on Friday night.

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has a long list of enemies. Near the top is the Chicago Teachers Union, with which he’s feuded for his entire tenure as mayor. This past Friday, the union staged a one-day strike, closing schools across the city in order to draw attention to their latest round of negotiations with the city,…

It was reported earlier Wednesday, that producers of Hamilton were in hot water for putting out a casting notice that asked for “non-white” actors only to apply. The water was white tears set on the high heat of privilege.

In a most unusual role reversal, Hamilton could be in trouble over a casting call that seeks “non-white” actors and appears to violate human rights law.

The New York Public Library is steadily digitizing the diary of one young woman living in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Manhattan. Among the entries: accounts of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, the waiting period as Hamilton lay dying, and the founding father’s funeral.

During a Saturday night production of Hamilton, Amy Schumer—presumably inspired by the spirit of democracy—left a $1,000 tip for a group of six bartenders at the Richard Rodgers theater. The original bill was only $77.

Don’t worry, Hamilton fans: the Secretary of the Treasury has personally assured Lin-Manuel Miranda that you will be pleased with the redesign of the ten-dollar bill.

First Kendrick, then Trudeau, now the Hamilton cast: Barack Obama is taking the sundown of his presidency to flex on the fact that no one in the White House has ever had swagger like this—or will for decades.

In case you did not get the memo from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s social media post, First Lady Michelle Obama’s tweets or the general excitement from the zillions of other Hamilton freaks, the White House is hosting the cast of Hamilton this evening.

It might’ve felt endless but the Grammy Awards broadcast eventually drew to a close. And amid performances good (Alabama Shakes) and bad (that Lionel Richie tribute, good God) and just WTF (the Hollywood Vampires????), they did hand out some awards.

If you haven’t yet fallen in love with Hamilton like everyone else, or maybe you’re still contemplating the idea of spending hundreds on a Broadway show, the Grammy Awards Monday night saved you a little bit.

In today’s Tweet Beat, Eminem joins every rapper ever in a viewing of Hamilton, Ciara is an unreal human being and someone please point Seth MacFarlane in the direction of Tumblr.

Barack Obama will deliver the last State of the Union of his presidency this evening, and the internet is expecting that shit to be lit. Not just because we’re hoping he uses the opportunity to finally let her rip, valedictorian speech-style, but also because he teased this thing with a Hollywood blockbuster style…

In today’s Tweet Beat, Missy Elliot is a perfect human being, John Krasinski continues his hot beard tour and good luck with your Hamilton tickets.

Lin-Manuel Miranda was reading Ron Chernow’s Hamilton on vacation, goes the fable of the year, when he was struck with inspiration. Later, at the first public performance of a song from his musical, he told his audience at the White House that Alexander Hamilton was “someone I think embodies hip-hop.”