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First night in Xi’An, got in near closing time. Went to place down street and everyone was drunk inside. One guy was being carried out as I went in. No idea what to order, since no cell service, so I pointed.

Got pile of bean sprouts and peppers & some massive dish of diced chicken and somehow more peppers. I don’t think I’ve had a dish …

The faces behind The News Memo: John

“I forgot to get a haircut before this photoshoot. Oops.

But anyway, my name is John and I am a co-founder of The News Memo.

I am married to my beautiful wife, Isabel. I love to write music and have my self-titled EP on Spotify called ‘Home’.

My favorite part about The News Memo is that we don’t want people to spend more time online. In fact, we want people to check the news less. That’s why we intentionally send once a week.”

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