From Trevor Noah’s controversial remarks to a serious investigation into Magic Eye (really), 2018 has been a whirlwind year.
To celebrate the year that was – and to celebrate our readers who have helped mould The Brag into what it is today – here’s a list of our top trending pieces.
Teen wins Gold at Olympics, despite sleeping in after Brooklyn Nine-Nine binge
A seventeen-year-old Colorado teenager took out America’s first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in South Korea, scoring pole position in slopestyle snowboarding.
What makes this feat more impressive is, that he had spent the night before smashing episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix into the early hours.
More about the Brooklyn Nine-Nine binge.
Trevor Noah under fire for controversial past remarks about Indigenous women
In July, there was a call for Trevor Noah’s tour of Australia to be boycotted after a clip featuring the comedian’s insensitive, racist, and sexist comments towards Indigenous women surfaced on Twitter.
It features derogatory comments directed towards Australian Indigenous women.
More about Trevor Noah’s controversial remarks.
Seems Childish Gambino stole ‘This Is America’ from this song
A Twitter user pointed out the huge similarities between the 2016 song ‘American Pharaoh’ by Jase Harley, and Childish Gambino’s world-beating ‘This Is America’.
Check out similar track to ‘This Is America’.
Imagine being the Collingwood runner right now
You all couldn’t get enough of our story in September about an incident where Collingwood runner Alex Woodward cost Collingwood the goal that cost them the grand final.
More on the Collingwood runner who lost the 2018 AFL Grand Final by 5 points.
Why can’t some people see Magic Eye pictures? An investigation
PHOTOS: Mardi Gras Parade 2018
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Festival is a huge pride point (pun intended) for Sydney. Artists and high-profile influencers flock in from all over the world to glam up, and take part in world’s biggest celebration of the LGBTQI community.
With all the glitter, inventive float creations, and the overall goal to raise the visibility of the LGBTQI community, it’s no wonder our snaps of this year’s Mardis Gras were among your favourites.
Beloved Sydney venue The Basement is set to close its doors
There’s a pretty good chance that if you’ve been to a live gig in Sydney at any time over the last few decades, you’ve probably been to The Basement. In March, after 45 years of serving as one of Sydney’s go-to nightspots, the Macquarie Place venue closed its doors.
More on beloved jazz venue The Basement.
Maccas launches “30 days, 30 deals”
In October, McDonald’s announced a stunning November campaign to keep the silly season alive all the way till Christmas. Its “30 days, 30 deals” deal offered Aussies everywhere a month of thicc as hell deals.
Check out our coverage of Maccas’ bonkers deals.
There’s an abandoned boat full of cocaine somewhere near Australia
Those who love a good treasure hunt got very excited for this. In September, an abandoned boat was discovered off the coast of Australia with almost $50 million in cocaine aboard.
More on the abandoned boat.
Here are the 50 greatest horror films of the 21st century
As part of a multi-page spread in The Brag Magazine, we gave homage to the world of horror and listed our top 50 horror films of all time. From all-time found footage slasher Creep 2 to del Toro ghost story The Devil’s Backbone, it was all about skin-crawling tales from the masters.
More on the 50 greatest horror films.
