How much would you sell your Substack for?

+ tech CEO's taking Zyn, a conversation with Alison Roman, and more.

Good morning everyone. Yesterday’s letter was so much fun, it’s now one of my top-shared newsletters. Several people commented how it was perfect for the charged spring weather in New York — I agree. Maybe I’ll turn them into a script.

Today’s letter includes:

• A zero-carb, zero-alcohol, zero-calorie beer

• A conversation with

  Alison Roman
  about Season 2 of her YouTube show

• A tech CEO popping a Zyn mid-interview

NEWS:

• The only way people are willing to put their phones down is to witness a celestial event. Internet traffic dropped by over 40% during the eclipse in states in the path of totality, including Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio. And that’s beautiful.

• Rihanna says “Moms are lazy dressers in real life.” And she’s scared of plastic surgery. This is a fabulous cover and interview, and between this and the new Chanel beauty launch, blue eyeshadow is going to be everywhere this summer.

Rihanna for Interview, Coco Baudelle for Chanel Beauty

• The Substack acquisitions have begun. Puck has acquired Substack newsletter Artelligence by

  Marion Maneker
  . I was with an investor last week, and he made a point to tell me that art reporting was going to be big in the next year – he didn’t even know about this! This is the first time Puck has acquired an existing newsletter instead of hiring an author to build a new one. Puck has 45 employees and has roughly 40,000 paid subscribers. They’ve earned more than $10 million in revenue in 2023, a source says, confirming figures reported earlier this year by the Wall Street Journal. DOES ANYONE WANT TO TAKE ME FOR A MARTINI AND DISCUSS THE PRICE OF FEED ME?