Max Read
Gawker
Contact Max
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Max:
So Long, Reddit
Earlier today, I took my children to my great-grandparents’ grave in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. They don’t have a big headstone, or a nice spot. But they have a big place in my heart: He came to Canada from Barbados, she from Jamaica, and he built two(!) houses for their extended family. → Read More
So, Who's Winning the Game of Thrones?
We know that in the game of thrones, you win or you die. And we know who’s dead. So...who’s winning? We’ve put together a comprehensive video tracking all five seasons of HBO’s grimly set jawline spectacular Game of Thrones, so that you can quickly and easily know who’s winning, and who’s dying. → Read More
"What Are You Talking About? Generous?": Piketty's German Interview
Thomas Piketty, the French economist and author of Capital in the 21st Century (reviewed here by A Dog), has given an searing interview about the European debt crisis to the German newspaper Die Zeit. (Hamilton Nolan has written it up here.) Unfortunately, the only English translation, an unofficial one posted to Medium by Gavin Schalliol, has since been taken down.… → Read More
Everyone in Wet Hot American Summer Is Old and Fat and I Can't Wait
Wet Hot American Summer, the only good thing that happened in the entirety of the year 2001, is coming back, 14 years later, as a Netflix show. Everyone looks old and fat and fantastic. I’m gonna go fondle my sweaters. → Read More
What No One Is Talking About When They Talk About Greece
“You all have CSAs in the States, right? That’s amazing.” → Read More
Scalia Is a Twitter Egg
There is a now-familiar ritual performed by liberal commentators and journalists following Supreme Court decisions that go their way: The praising of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s blistering dissents. → Read More
So Who Won the Game of Thrones? Your GoT Finale Questions Answered
What happened to Stannis? Who is next in line for the Throne? Is Daenerys going to be in trouble? All your Game of Thrones questions answered. → Read More
It Doesn't Take a "True Detective" to See Nic Pizzolatto Is a Schmuck
Last August I described Nic Pizzolatto, the showrunner and novelist behind the HBO critical smash True Detective, as a “schmuck.” I feel as though I made a strong case, based on schmucky words that came out of his mouth, and this photograph of him inside an abandoned insane asylum: → Read More
Who's Meryn Trant? Lightning-Round Look at Last Night's Game of Thrones
Who is that bearded pedo Arya spied on? Did Stannis really do that...bad thing in the books? When will the show hire a decent fight choreographer? All your Game of Thrones questions answered—and more! → Read More
A Closer Look at the Insane Battle from Last Night's Game of Thrones
Let’s talk about that fucking battle. → Read More
When Did These KUWTK Scenes Film? Keeping Up With the Kontinuity Errors
In a conversation on Sunday night’s episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, eldest sister Kourtney brought up her stepfather Bruce Jenner’s announcement that he is transgender and planning to transition. A totally normal topic, given that she ostensibly just learned about this in last week’s episode—except the conversation broadcast on Sunday was actually filmed last November, while Jenner’s… → Read More
A Closer Look at Last Night's Game of Thrones Season Five, Episode Seven
What are the Faith of the Seven’s rules about sex? Did Stannis really hire mercenaries? Does Tyrion meet you-know-who in the books? → Read More
A Closer Look at Game of Thrones Season Five Episode Six
Did Sansa undergo the same horrible crime in the books? What is the deal with Arya’s boss at the House of Black and White? Where, exactly, are Tyrion and Jorah? → Read More
A Closer Look at Game of Thrones Season Five, Episode Five
Where are Tyrion and Jorah, and who attacked him? Who is that guy Daenerys is marrying? And what the fuck is going on with Theon, again? → Read More
A Closer Look at Game of Thrones Season Five, Episode Four
As we did last season and so far this season, we’ve put together a list of scenes, references, and characters that deserve a special comment or mention. There’s no way we got all the good stuff (and we might be wrong on some of the things we’ve left below)—so please help expand our appendix. → Read More
A Closer Look at Game of Thrones Season Five, Episode Two
What’s the temple that Arya is trying to get into? Who’s the guy in the wheelchair? Why is Tyrion going through Volantis? → Read More
STAR WARS TRAILER STAR WARS TRAILER STAR WARS TRAILER STAR WARS TRAILER
STAR WARS TRAILER STAR WARS TRAILER STAR WARS TRAILER HAN SOLO CHEWBACCA STAR DESTROYER MILLENNIUM FALCON HAN SOLO X-WINGS THE FORCE CHEWBACCA!!!! → Read More
A Closer Look at the Season Premiere of Game of Thrones, Season Five
Where's Tyrion? Who is threatening Daenerys? Is Sam Tarly really the first brother of the Night's Watch to kill a Thenn and a White Walker? Is Jon Snow a virgin? (Spoiler: No, but he might as well be.) → Read More
Ritter Sport Varieties, Ranked
32. Cocos – Milk chocolate with flakes of coconut in the center (Silver Wrapper) → Read More
Everything You Need to Remember to Prepare for Game of Thrones Season 5
Game of Thrones is a sadistically complicated show, and if you haven't watched or thought about it in a year, you've probably forgotten everything that happened last season. Where's Arya? Where's Jaime? Where's Bran? (A tree.) Our video will answer your geographical, narrative, and existential questions about the series in two minutes almost exactly. → Read More