Best of 2013: Essays
Fog Count
A trip to visit a friend in prison.
Leslie Jamison Oxford American Apr 2013 25min
On Smarm
In defense of snark.
Tom Scocca Gawker Dec 2013 35min
What It's Like to Fail
How a comedy writer making $300,000 a year ended up homeless.
David Raether Priceonomics Nov 2013 20min
Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin.
An odyssey through America’s mental health system.
Mac McClelland Mother Jones Apr 2013 35min
A Closed Letter to Myself About Thievery, Heckling and Rape Jokes
The thin, resentful line between comic and audience.
Patton Oswalt pattonoswalt.com Jun 2013
Apr–Dec 2013 Permalink