👀 What bouncers see

🔼 Japanese stocks. The Nikkei index hit a 33 year high »»

🔽 French bureacuracy— for British second homeowners. If you’re from the UK and own a home in France, a new law lets you now spend at least 6 months a year there without a visa. It’s a climbdown of strict post Brexit rules »»

💬 “You have so many microinteractions with people and through that you learn a lot about yourself.” A night at the door with three Melbourne bouncers »»

🛫 Hilton leaders tease the company’s luxury hotel future, including a new brand »»

👗 The best-dressed men at the 2024 Golden Globes »» More: Menswear slayed at the Globes »»

💎 Rolls-Royce set an all-time record for sales »»

“Empty legs” are the pinnacle of value when it comes to private jet travel. Browse the January deals —or request a custom quote »»

A door plug falling mid-flight has renewed scrutiny of air travel and of Boeing’s planes »»

More: United, Alaska Air find loose hardware on some Boeing 737 Max 9s after grounding »»

And: An iPhone that was sucked out of an Alaska Airlines plane has been found intact and operational after plummeting 16,000 feet from the sky »»

Apple’s first Vision Pro ad echoes the original iPhone commercial »» The newsletter's writer owns shares of Apple

Bottled water contains 100 times more plastic nanoparticles than previously thought »»

Wi-Fi’s next big upgrade is officially here »»

A new app called GPTEngineer.app will let you build and deploy custom web apps using plain English prompts. Software’s barrier to entry is melting away »»

A long time plan to build an identical version of Las Vegas’s iconic Sphere performance venue in East London is dead »» 

Attention Londoners: Alley Cats Pizza has brought NY slices to Marylebone »»

This Chanel face mask provides glowing skin in just five minutes »»

High Noon’s hard seltzer is now the best selling spirit in America »»

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Curated by Jon Kallus. Thanks for reading.