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Happy to be back on a hot streak with @DayOneApp lately…

Happy Monday

Finally time to star watching #TheLastOfUs 😊

After an unprecedented winter window in which they signed seven senior players for over £280million, there is one question dominating the sport: How are Chelsea able to embark on such a spending spree while abiding by UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations?

Howdy y’all 🤠: “The Athletic is jumping on the Wrexham bandwagon”

Shout out to @PetBerisha for the fantastic breakdown on the @Sorare x @PremierLeague deal

After the @WSJopinion piece called “Are there too many Asians?”, I’m seeing a piece called “Are French People just lazy?” in @nytopinion today.

…Which begs the question: are there any good editors left?!

If you’re able to watch it on Apple TV+ (which is a service I definitely recommend), Super League: The War for Football” is a fascinating look at what happened in 2021!

The Guardian, on AS Monaco’s youth talent factory!

Really enjoyed this piece on my childhood club: AS Monaco 🇲🇨 The Monaco academy boasts a star-studded list of alumni: World Cup winners Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Petit, Lilian Thuram, David Trezeguet and Kylian Mbappé all graduated from the club. When Monaco tinkered with their successful formula of …

If you want to strip what’s left of the Titanic, call the Washington Wizards front office. No one is better at salvage operations.

Y’all just don’t understand

Fun Friday night watch

As I’m preparing for the Manchester derby this weekend, this was a great read!

“How we all started dressing up like Seinfeld” by the most excellent @Sprezza_ !

2023 is the year I put my community-building and online-friendliness skills to good use on my own projects.

I’ve given enough and been burnt enough by corporations.

“We want a little 82-year old granny to come in the morning to have her coffee. If the place ends up being Instagram-cool, okay, sure. But the goal isn’t Instagram, the goal is the granny. If granny comes, the rest will come.

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Big advocate for “one device that does one thing well and allows you to slow down” (aka delayed gratification)

“The Hottest Gen Z Gadget Is a 20-Year-Old Digital Camera”

Reading: “The Unfolding” by A.M. Homes

This was too relatable considering my current personal situation and professional predicament. “Right now you’re in a very specific moment. It’s called liminal space. You’re in the ambiguous or disoriented phase, also known as the middle of a rite of passage. Part of that is just …

I was wondering why I found both Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat

“Kendrick Lamar’s Unconstrained Next Chapter”

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and joyful holidays to anyone celebrating this end of year 😊

Really appreciate y’all on here!

Very happy to see another issue of @addersnewsletter though very sad that El Musketeer is shutting down Revue 😢

New favorite song alert 🐶 🎧

Starting to think that… Billionaires (with a platform) are bad, actually

Pachinko really hits you in the face (and the guy) like a brick, doesn’t it?!

Time to really buy local/better:

Europe strikes world-first deal to tax imports based on carbon emissions

Wall Street Journal

Kylian Mbappé almost played for Chelsea

”The letter is typed on AS Bondy headed paper, dated 17 May 2011. It gives permission for a 12-year-old French boy named Kylian Mbappe to attend a four-day trial the following week. Mbappe was on his way to Chelsea.” {≠}

I was the first female referee in France, the first in Europe, every time the first. I know how to deal with that.

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Ok this @Reddit recap is actually pretty great tbh! (As a side note: I need to continue spending more time on Reddit over other places…)