Year in Review
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The Best Video Games of 2023
The video game industry has experienced some turmoil, but the games have never been better
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The 27 Best Albums of 2023
They tell us new music is dying. From Lana to Olivia to a few dozen others, these great releases from the past 12 months tell us otherwise.
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The Best Movies of 2023
In a year when many returned to theaters, plenty of movies—from ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Afire’ to ‘May December’—met those audiences on the right wavelengths
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The Best TV Shows of 2023
In a year defined by industry upheaval, television still managed to thrill and delight
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The Kayfabemetrics Institute’s First Annual Award Show of Awards From Other Award Shows
It’s like ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ threw an award show for WWE superstars
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2022 Year-End Review of the Card Market, Favorite Moments, and 2023 Predictions
Mike and Jesse recap the hobby’s biggest stories over the past year
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The Maskie Awards, Plus Match of the Year
David and Kaz discuss the best in 2022 wrestling
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2022 Was the Year of the Metaverse—Until It Wasn’t
The commercial potential of the metaverse was so potent that it compelled Mark Zuckerberg to rename Facebook to Meta heading into 2022. But this year, rather than rapidly redefine the internet, the metaverse stalled.
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The Best Pro Wrestling Matches of 2022
Yes, all three FTR-Briscoes bouts made the list. No, they are not no. 1, 2, and 3.
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The Ringer’s 52 Favorite Sports Moments of 2022
From Argentina’s long-awaited World Cup victory to Serena Williams’s farewell to the greatest 13 seconds of football in history, here are the sports moments that defined our year
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Amazon’s ‘The Rings of Power’ Was the Streaming Bet of the Year. It Was Also a Bet on an Unlikely Duo.
How did showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay land their big break with the most expensive series in TV history? The answer offers a glimpse at what defined Season 1—and what could come next.
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The Nerd Culture Recommended Reading Guide
Books to seek out for fans of ‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘The Boys,’ ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ ‘Andor,’ ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi,’ ‘For All Mankind,’ and other on-screen sci-fi/fantasy standouts from 2022
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This Was the Year of the Prequel
Once in short supply, the indispensable prequel dominated screens both big and small in 2022, giving sequels a run for their money as conversation drivers
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The Year Elon Musk and the Techno-Optimists Fought Back
Musk’s takeover of Twitter marks a new, strange phase of tech optimists reasserting themselves after years of disinformation discourse. Now, for better or for worse, a more balanced and open conflict is being fought.
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The Year the Streaming Bubble Burst
2022 was a year that undermined some of the core assumptions driving Hollywood’s digital revolution, and one that made it clear that the salad days of streaming are firmly behind us
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Is Live Music Broken? It’s Not Just Ticketmaster, It’s Everything.
The nightmarish experience Taylor Swift fans went through earlier this year has sparked debate over monopolies and how tickets are sold. But it’s more than just Swift’s upcoming tour—the entire concert industry is facing unprecedented challenges.
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A Scary Good Year
In 2022, people flocked to theaters to see two things: franchise blockbusters and horror movies. As the box office totals for the latter continue to pile up, directors Ti West, Zach Cregger, Parker Finn, and more reflect on the genre’s boom.
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The Best Shots of 2022
From ‘Nope’ to ‘The Fabelmans,’ this year featured plenty of perfect compositions
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The Things We (Actually) Loved to Watch in 2022
Just because something doesn’t fall neatly on a list of best movies or TV shows doesn’t mean that it doesn’t matter
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The Top 10 Video Games of the Year
Ben, Matt, and Justin discuss their favorite games of 2022
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The Best Video Games of 2022
From ambitious, satisfying sequels to engrossing, refreshing originals, these are the interactive titles that rose to the top
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The Year of the Dink
2022 was a big year for pickleball. Parents ignored calls from their kids because they were pickling—then introduced those kids to the sport. Even LeBron James and Brené Brown got in on the action by buying professional teams. But is this just the beginning for the fastest-growing sport in the U.S.?
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End of the Year ‘Bachelor’ Wrap-Up
Juliet and Callie share their thoughts on the year in ‘Bachelor’ nation
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Are Cracks Beginning to Emerge in the Superhero Era?
After 20 years and billions in box office earnings, early signs suggest that the tides are turning against superheroes as the most dominant force in pop culture
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The Best Performances of 2022
Whether they featured in film, television, music, or just existed on the internet in general, these entertainers captivated audiences throughout the year
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The Best Songs of 2022
Sadly, the rules prohibit us from including Kate Bush. In her place, we’ve got viral hits, indie rock earworms, hyperpop explosions, and lyrical excursions. Did your favorite make the cut?
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The Best Movies of 2022
From the return of the American action hero to a strange encounter to a halting father-daughter tale, these are the best films of the year
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2022 Formula One Award Show
Kevin, Meg, and Spanners discuss their favorite F1 drivers and moments of the year
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The Best of 2022 Draft
Charles, Justin, and Logan discuss their favorite music of the year
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The 33 Best Albums of 2022
From new entries into the indie rock and rap pantheons to blockbusters and bedroom-pop masterpieces, these are the records that defined the year in music
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The Best TV Shows of 2022
From strong debuts to long-anticipated endings, these are the series that rose to the top
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It’s Time to Accept That Millennials and Gen Z Are the Same Generation
Though discourse in 2021 tried to deepen the distinctions, it’s clear that young people today are forged from the same digital monoculture
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Best Celebrity Moments of 2021 and Predictions for 2022
The crew discusses Olivia Rodrigo’s rise following the release of "Drivers License," the Bennifer reunion, and the end of Britney Spears’s conservatorship
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How Atlanta’s Tyler Matzek Conquered the Yips to Become a World Series Champion
At the heart of Atlanta’s unlikely 2021 title run is an even more improbable story: the indispensable pitching of a reliever who years prior had lost the ability to throw and fallen completely out of the game
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Comedy’s Post-cinematic Universe
Hastened by the pandemic, a trend that’s been building for years fully arrived in 2021, as funny movies were almost entirely relegated to streaming platforms
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The Ringer’s 42 Favorite Sports Moments of 2021
From the Giannis breakthrough to the Ohtani experience to the greatest incomplete pass in NFL history, here are the sports moments that defined our year