Dear Classical Wisdom Readers,  History is replete with examples of those getting what they deserve... as well as those who do not. One politician, through lies and propaganda, goes down throughout history as one of the greatest rulers of all time... while another has his head literally handed to him on a plate.  So... what gives? Doesn’t really seem fair, does it? It makes us ask if Karma exists at all?

I stumbled on the phrase: Don’t you dare go hollow while looking for information on Elden Ring (the newest installment from From Software—notorious for games of an unforgiving nature). I subsequently fell down a YouTube and Reddit rabbit hole. I read many posts, and watched several videos from heartwarming stories from people claiming Dark Souls lifted them out of depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety. These individuals were open about their crippling depression, and finding solace in playing these games.

Well, that escalated quickly. Just a few months after Penn Entertainment sold Barstool Sports back to founder Dave Portnoy for $1 and shuttered the Barstool Sportsbook brand, we have more news from that awkward wind-down. Great reporting from Sportico here, which says DraftKings and Barstool are in “advanced talks” on a marketing deal that is worth eight figures. We’ll get to the DraftKings part of this, which is interesting. But the continued realization of how bad the Barstool Sportsbook failure and ensuing “sale” of the media company were continues to be a fascinating topic.

With 22 million people in the metropolitan area, just edging out Mexico City, São Paulo is the largest city in the Americas, and it has a culinary scene to match its seemingly never-ending sprawl. While the surrounding state of São Paulo has its own unique, rural character, the city’s cuisine is a mish mash of every region, from the jungles of the Amazon to the European inflected Paraná, paired with the influences of a dizzying array of ethnic groups.

Joseph Watts, AKA “The German” because he was Italian on his mother’s side and German on his father’s side, therefore he could not become a made man. However, he was an enormous asset to John Gotti as a great earner and confidant to the Don. He was also a backup shooter for the famous hit on Paul Castellano and Thomas Billoti. Watts, knowing that Castellano was to be taken out, made a real estate deal with him, asking The Boss for five-million dollars.