The 34 Best Things I Read Online This YearGreg Gottfried·Follow5 min read·Dec 19, 2018--ListenShareI read some things. Here are some of my favorites.In no particular order…How an Aspiring 'It' Girl Tricked New York's Party People - and Its BanksIt started with money, as it so often does in New York. A crisp $100 bill slipped across the smooth surface of the…www.thecut.comKatie Nolan Is Ready to Put It All Out ThereThe sports personality talks about when she knew it was over at FOX, jumping to ESPN, what she did with all that time…www.gq.comThe world, wide openI have long had a complicated relationship with my body. As a child, I was awkward and unathletic and uninterested in…theundefeated.comPerspective | So this is what it feels likeAfter I finished walking through the world's biggest handshake line with 30,000 of my new best friends, after I…www.washingtonpost.comHow Maya Rudolph Became the Master of ImpressionsFeature The actress and comedian can move up and down the scales of race, age and gender with hilarious ease - a talent…www.nytimes.comThe Movie AssassinThe Movie Girl In October 1996, I was 27, a freelance film reviewer at Philadelphia's second best (of two) alt-weeklies…popula.comMy Dad's Friendship With Charles BarkleyShirley Wang's father, Lin, was on a business trip when he ran into NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. It was the…www.wbur.orgOn the road with an NBA spy: The grinding work and lifestyle..."Goddammit! Fucking shit! Would you look at this fucking guy!" Our scout is pointing at a portly man who stands between…theathletic.comThe Friendship That Made Google HugeOne day in March of 2000, six of Google 's best engineers gathered in a makeshift war room. The company was in the…www.newyorker.comYorgos Lanthimos's Polarizing VisionsFeature The Greek director has drawn acclaim - but also intense backlash - for his primal depiction of contemporary…www.nytimes.comThe Haunting of a Dream HouseOne night in June 2014, Derek Broaddus had just finished an evening of painting at his new home in Westfield, New…www.thecut.comThe Coen Brothers vs. Death"You know the story: There are two kinds of people," says a stagecoach passenger to his companions. It's a statement…www.theringer.comBrian Tyree Henry on 'Atlanta,' Figuring Out Fame, and "Dick Tours"Following a breakout role on Atlanta, the actor found himself cast in two of this fall's biggest movies: Widows and If…www.gq.com"The Wind Cave"When I was fifteen, my younger sister died. It happened very suddenly. She was twelve then, in her first year of junior…www.newyorker.comThe jaw-dropping story behind an NFL coach's search for his familyCarol Briggs placed her newborn son on the bed and removed all of his clothes. She tried to find herself in his face…www.espn.comBrendan Fraser on His Comeback, Disappearance, and the Experience that Nearly Ended His CareerGQ's Zach Baron reports on the stupendous rise and surprising disappearance of the once ubiquitous movie star. Brendan…www.gq.comDoes 'Three Billboards' Say Anything About America? Well ...Sometimes, a movie comes along that appears to take the H.O.V. lane through the awards circuit. It gets a bunch of…www.nytimes.comThis Is A Yahrzeit, My DearLast night, on the eve of my brother’s yahrzeit, we taught our four year old about death.medium.comThe Case for the SubwayLong before it became an archaic, filthy, profligate symbol of everything wrong with our broken cities, New York's…www.nytimes.comI'm Broke and Mostly Friendless and I've Wasted My Whole LifeHi, Polly, I feel like a ghost. I'm a 35-year-old woman, and I have nothing to show for it. My 20s and early 30s have…www.thecut.comAll 41 Broadway Theaters, RankedImagine a Broadway theater. Imagine sitting in that Broadway theater. Imagine sitting in that Broadway theater before…www.vulture.comFiction by Kevin Barry: "The Coast of Leitrim"Living alone in his dead uncle's cottage, and with the burden lately of wandering thoughts in the night, Seamus Ferris…www.newyorker.comThe Enormous Life of Anthony Bourdain, According to Those Who Knew Him BestThe enormous life of Anthony Bourdain, according to those who knew him best. Chris Bourdain is searching for a word…www.gq.comOpinion | How to Punish VotersThe prosecution of individual voters for fraud is a trend that seems intended to intimidate. By Josie Duffy Rice Ms…www.nytimes.comWhat Makes Superstar Conductor Gustavo Dudamel So Good?Feature The Venezuelan maestro of the Los Angeles Philharmonic conjures joy in difficult times. Dudamel at a rehearsal…www.nytimes.com'Fight Club' with better jokes: Inside Garry Shandling's secret pickup gameDuring his 40-year comedy career, Garry Shandling created two of the most iconic and influential TV shows of all time…www.espn.comHow Can We Stay Sane When It Feels Like The World Has Gone Crazy?I had a personal experience over the weekend that made The First Purge hit home for me in a way that it otherwise might…uproxx.comOpinion | How to Skip Work to Watch the World Cup Without Learning Anything About SoccerBy Ian Karmel Ian Karmel is a stand-up comedian and co-head writer of "The Late Late Show With James Corden." Well…www.nytimes.com"Coco," a Story About Borders and Love, Is a Definitive Movie for This MomentOne weekend last fall, my boyfriend, Andrew, whose favorite movies include "Deliverance" and the original "Texas Chain…www.newyorker.comI Wore Adidas Tracksuits for a Week Like Armie HammerMy single favorite cinema moment last year was the actor Armie Hammer plunging his thumb into a soft-boiled egg…www.elle.comThis Is the Worst Roommate Story You'll Ever ReadAlex Miller's spare room had been on Craigslist for two weeks when, last March, she got the call she'd been waiting…nymag.comLuca Guadagnino's Cinema of DesireBehind a softly lit control panel, hushed and expectant, the director Luca Guadagnino sat with editors and listened for…www.newyorker.comWe Thought We Knew Faith, Until We Didn'tLong before Faith Goldy became a poster girl for white nationalism, she was one of the most popular students at our…www.thecut.comOpinion | How to sleep at night when families are being separated at the borderThe trick is forgetting they are children. If you remember that they are children, you will not be able to go on with…www.washingtonpost.com
