Counting Down Our 24 Most-Read Pieces of 2024

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December 28, 2024

by Various McSweeney’s Contributors

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We’re counting down our twenty-four most-read articles of 2024. Check back daily for updates to the list, as we make our way to number one. Happy Holidays!

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24. We Are Not a ’School’—We Are a Hospital System with a Football Team
by Andrew Patrick Clark

23. I Am a Boomer’s iPhone and I Will Not Be Silenced
by Julia Bensfield Luce

22. Deciphering Your Daughter’s ‘MOM’ Texts
by Dani Bostick

21. Gen Z Beowulf
by John-Clark Levin

20. Here’s Why a Second Death Star Won’t Be That Bad
by Carlos Greaves

19. We Love the Character of this Neighborhood So We Bought a House, Tore It Down, and Built a Mansion Resembling a La Quinta Inn
by Aaron Applegate

18. I Don’t Hate Women Candidates. I Just Thought an Erratic and Vindictive Criminal Was Worthier of My Vote Than a Woman Candidate
by Devorah Blachor

17. A Math Exam, but Obviously Some Stuff Has Happened over the Summer in the Teacher’s Personal Life
by Tyler Gooch

16. ChatGPT Now Has PhD-Level Intelligence, and the Poor Personal Choices to Prove It
by Katie Burgess

15. Your 2024 Therapy Wrapped
by Sasha Lubomirsky, Topher Lin, and Chan Lin

14. Our Company Is Doing So Well That You’re All Fired
by Andrew Singleton