McSweeney's

12/31/2025

Our third most-reasd piece of 2025 is for the moms.

Julie Owens, who bravely tugged on a tankini in mid-January in order to chaperone her twins to an indoor water park. After nearly swallowing a wet ...

12/30/2025

Our 4th-most-read piece of 2025 is this ridiculous depiction of office interactions.

Our 4th most-read article of 2025. - - -GARY: Hey Cindy, remember the other day when we were talking about optimizations? CINDY: Yeah, I wanted to...

12/30/2025

Our 5th-most-read piece of 2025 is this sobering dose of reality for Generation X.

1. You own music in so many formats that your collection could be housed in an audio museum. 2. Back in your day, people feared measles more than t...

12/30/2025

Our countdown of our 25 most-read articles of 2025 can't stop, won't stop. Here's is #6.

I’ve gotten myself into a bit of a jam. A series of natural disasters is barreling towards my home, and there is a severe shortage of resources and...

12/30/2025

Here's our 7th most-read piece of 2025.

I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...

12/30/2025

Our 8th most-read piece of 2025 perfectly crystallizes the internet in 520 words.

Our 8th most-read article of 2025. - - -Look, I get it. You thought what you posted was innocuous. Still, did you stop to think about everyone who...

12/29/2025

Here's our 9th most-read piece of 2025.

“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...

12/29/2025

Our tenth-most-read piece of 2025 is this charming profile of Stephen Miller by McSweeney's living legend, Carlos Greaves.

Our 22nd most-read article of 2025. - - -President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and y...

12/29/2025

Our 11th most-read piece of 2025 is this scathing open letter to RFK Jr.

Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...

12/29/2025

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12/29/2025

Our 12th most-read piece of the year:

Hey team. It’s your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so I’ll cut right to the chase: It’s come to my attention that some of you have been bad-mou...

12/28/2025

Our 13th most-read article of 2025 was about how JD Vance probably didn't kill the pope.

Our 13th most-read article of 2025. - - -Let’s make one thing very clear: So far, there is almost no proof that JD Vance is directly responsible f...