I appeared in an ESPN 30 for 30?! Plus: Hawk tuah and a tax on cow farts
Here's the best things I found on the internet this week!
Greetings fellow internet explorers,
Hope you’re feeling very patriotic (or at least excited for the short work week!). Plenty to keep you busy these days, whether it’s sports (Euros! Copa! Wimbledon!), TV (The Bear! Presumed Innocent!), movies (Inside Out 2! A Quiet Place!), or any number of other activities that apparently don’t take place on a screen?
With all that business you may have missed a bunch of great internet content this week. Lucky you, I got your back. These are my “conversation starters,” a wrap-up of the best, most interesting and most entertaining content on the internet. Read, watch, share!
What’s the coolest story or thing you found on the internet this week? Reply to this email and shoot me a link. Would love to hear from you!
I grew up loving ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, and even went to college with the goal of making them one day for my career. So imagine my surprise when last night at 10 p.m. a friend texts me saying that I’m in one. What! A new “30 for 30” about the FaZe Clan pulled my scoop about FaZe’s financial trouble in late 2022 and a clip of me doing Forbes Talks about it for the documentary. One of the coolest early birthday surprises I’ve ever had. Here’s the clip:
If you’re a regular reader of the Friday newsletter and curious about the business of Hollywood, I wrote a sweeping story about the present, and future, of the TV industry for Forbes. TLDR: It’s bad! Creating or starring in a hit show like The Bear is worth millions less than it used to. Let me explain why!
If you’d prefer a YouTube version, they narrated sections of the piece for one video and I also did a Forbes Talks segment discussing the piece that should be up some time tomorrow (check the Forbes YouTube channel to see my mean mug).
My favorite writer Reeves Wiedeman’s latest NY Mag cover story is about NDAs, which he says have become the defining legal document of our time. After getting through our incredible Long Read of the Week, I agree. From presidential scandals to first dates, job interviews and so much more, NDAs are everywhere now. Is that a good or a bad thing??
Martin Short is guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s show, and revived his character Jiminy Glick to interview celebrities — Glick’s interview with Bill Hader is maybe the hardest I’ve laughed in all of 2024.
Did you know there’s one country in the world where the year is still 2017? CNN Travel breaks down Ethiopia’s crazy calendar, and why it’s kind of more logical than the calendar the rest of the world uses.
Headlines That Require No Context: He ghosted his girlfriend on a ride to the airport. Then she sued him.
I’m sure you’ve heard that the biggest culprit in CO2 emissions (and therefore climate change) is cow farts and burps. Well, Denmark is about to become the first country to put a tax on cow farts, hoping to cut greenhouse emissions by 70% from their peak.
Speaking of Nordic countries, I’ve never wanted to book a trip to Norway more than after seeing this tourism commercial for Oslo, which hilariously gives you all the reasons you would never want to visit.
From the Department of Feel Good: A 105-year-old walked at Stanford’s graduation for her master’s degree, 83 years after finishing her coursework. She left school before handing in her thesis because her boyfriend got called off to World War 2! What a story.
It’s hard to think of a viral sensation that has ever had exactly zero haters, but here we are. The “Hawk Tuah” girl gave her first public interview this week after her life got turned upside down, and revealed (among other things) that she was offered $600 for her spit in a jar.
Thanks for reading and sharing! On Friday we’re talking movies with long titles: A Quiet Place: Day One and Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1.