"2024 will not look like 2023."

- Bon Appetit's EIC in an ominous email to staff

Hello from Uruguay.

• God bless all the nicotine replacement brands living in Zyn’s world. BI spoke with a handful of men in various fields who are relying on the lift they get from the nicotine as a way to get through the day — especially the hardest things that can be difficult to tackle — without the mess and health risks of chewing tobacco or cigarettes. Here’s something that might shock some of you: a ton of my friends who are women use Zyn with the same purpose, many of whom never used tobacco products prior. Zyn has been available for sale in the US since 2014 but has seen wider popularity recently. Shipments of the nicotine pouches in the US in 2023 were up 62% year-over-year.

Recent photo of my bathroom sink.

• Outdoor Voices is closing all of its stores this week. They’re not giving severance and how could they? This is the kind of situation where you know that team just drained the bank to ZERO. “Stories like this should stop surprising you,” a friend told me yesterday.

• American Express published their 2024 Global Travel Trends report.There’s a lot in there, but one of the surprising insights was an uptick in solo travel.