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On January 25th, actress Sydney Sweeney appeared on the web series Hot Ones, which revolves around a bald man named Sean asking a celebrity thoughtful questions while they eat progressively spicier chicken wings. The idea is that when you’re reeling from the impact of an extremely hot chicken wing, it’s hard to give the canned, artificial kind of answer celebrities usually give. Sydney Sweeney, who starred in Euphoria, is a pin-up for many Gen Z and Millennial men.

I hope you did something to celebrate the 210th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice on Saturday! I wore my Pemberley sweatshirt, my Pride & Prejudice earrings, P&P socks, P&P tote bag, and drank tea out of one of 4 of my Jane Austen mugs. Just peak nerdom. Nothing to see here. I’d like to reflect on P&P’s Mrs. Bennet now that our Year of Jane book club is off to the races, but first, some quick housekeeping.

Jay Mohr, the comedian who appeared in one of the most underrated SNL sketches ever— How Much Ya Bench? starring Emilio Estevez— used to have a bit in his standup act about how guys will watch Sportscenter over and over. I try not to fall prey to stereotypes, but I’m absolutely guilty of this. It goes back to my childhood. I’m sure part of it was the novelty effect. We lived out in the country and didn’t have cable.

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou One of the most obvious realities I've noticed while wandering through the world's cultures for months is how profound the cultural divide is between the eastern and western, southern and northern halves of the world. Every time I encounter this situation, it surprises and fascinates me. Culture is such a diverse concept that it is deeply embedded in human capillaries and accepted by all segments of society.

Hey all, Jason here. If this week’s newsletter feels a bit light, it’s because I’m still recovering from an intense week of travel and speaking — Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas and Finnovista Connect near Cancún were both a blast, but I’m exhausted! Fortunately, I’ll be staying put here in Mexico City for the next month or so, before heading to New York for New York Fintech Week. More details (and a discount code) for the Empire Startups Fintech Conference towards the end of today’s newsletter.

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On February 1 the CxFile will publish the first installment of a series of Decision Making Exercises (DMX). We’ll talk more about what this entails in the initial post, but for now, readers can expect that the first of every month will bring a new DMX to your inbox. Submissions will be collected by the 21st and the solutions posted in Notes and Saved Rounds. We hope you get something out of it and that readers will submit their own DMXs (TDGs, Case Studies, Map Problems etc…) to share.

AS Roma and Italy midfielder Manuela Giugliano has quickly become one of the ultimate ‘can do it all’ midfielders in Europe. The 26-year-old is entering her peak years and doing so in peak form, helping Roma to the Serie A title last year and despite missing out on progression from the Champions League group stage this season, Giugliano’s form has taken another step forward once again this season. During her team’s title-winning campaign last season, Giugliano scored six Serie A goals and created three more, two tallies she has already surpassed this season with several months to go.

I’m currently in my New York hotel room with a small case of jet lag. Not so bad that I’m completely out of sync with the city but enough that my body clock is making sure I’m wide awake at 6am. So naturally I’m thinking about breakfast. Let’s be real, I’m in NYC, I’m probably always thinking about breakfast. How could I not be, in a city that serves the best breakfast sandwiches going.