CATEGORIES

Let's Discuss ... The Best Theater of the Year

Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry saw a lot of excellent pandemic-adjacent plays-but also exhilarating productions about a fractious 1970s rock band, a six-foot vagina, and the awfulness of test prep.

Let's Discuss ... The Best Television Of The Year

TV critics Kathryn VanArendonk, Jen Chaney, and Roxana Hadadi on the technological anxiety looming over the small screen.

The Year in Culture – The Best Comedy Specials of the Year

2023's best television series, movies, albums, art shows, books, podcasts, and more.

Let's Discuss ... The Best Movies of the Year

What's that sound? Could it be the swan song of the franchise era? Critics Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore cast their bets-and name non-superhero favorites.

2023: the Year in Relationships

Plumbing the mystery of why some fan-favorite famous couples called it quits after decades

Kevin Costner & Jewel: New Romance in Paradise!

Temperatures might be dropping as the holiday season kicks into full swing, but things are only getting hotter for Kevin Costner and Jewel.

It's Oprah's World

THE INSPIRING LEGEND ON LEGACY, TURNING 70, LETTING GO OF SHAME AND WHY THE NEW COLOR PURPLE IS A GLORIOUS 'FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT'

Drugged and Strangled, Husband Arrested MARRIED TO A MURDERDER?

PEOPLE CLOSE TO TIMOTHY SMITH HAD DOUBTS ABOUT THE MAN HE SHARED HIS LIFE WITH. NOW THEY WISH THEY HAD SAID SOMETHING

'WE HAD CHEMISTRY RIGHT OFF THE BAT'

THE ANYONE BUT YOU STARS BRING THE HEAT IN THEIR NEW ROM-COM AND TALK ABOUT BARING ALL ONSCREEN AND THEIR FLIRTY BOND

'I HAD TO MAKE A RADICAL CHANGE'

AFTER DECADES OF STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION, THE ACTOR IS NOW SIX YEARS SOBER AND LOVING HIS LIFE: I'M JUST THRILLED TO STILL BE HERE'

Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell Dies at 29

The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo personality was diagnosed with adrenal carcinoma in January

Farewell to a Game Changer

AS PRODUCER OF ALL IN THE FAMILY AND OTHER GROUNDBREAKING SITCOMS, HE MADE AMERICANS TAKE A GOOD, HARD LOOK AT THEMSELVES AND LAUGH

'I'm So Lucky to Be Her Mom

WHEN 2-DAY-OLD ATHENA WAS FACING MOUNTING MEDICAL NEEDS, HER FAMILY ASKED MACKENZIE DENICH TO RAISE THE LITTLE GIRL. INSIDE THEIR EMOTIONAL JOURNEY

MR.NICE GUY

HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS QUIET INTENSITYOFTEN PLAYING DARK CHARACTERS - BUT OFFSCREEN THE ACTOR IS A FUN-LOVING DAD AND HUSBAND

Hoda Kotb

THE TODAY SHOW COANCHOR, 59, HOSTS THE FOURTH SEASON OF HER PODCAST MAKING SPACE

Jonathan Majors's Domestic Assault Case Continues

After a start to the year that saw his star rise in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III, Jonathan Majors has begun the final month of 2023 in court.

Ryan O'Neal

BELOVED FOR HIS STAR-MAKING TURN IN LOVE STORY, THE HOLLYWOOD LEGEND LEAVES BEHIND A MEMORABLE (IF MESSY) LEGACY

HOW HE FACED HIS DEMONS & FOUND COUNTRY MUSIC FAME

AFTER MULTIPLE BRUSHES WITH THE LAW AND A BATTLE WITH ADDICTION, THE REFORMED FAMILY MAN IS HAVING THE BEST YEAR OF HIS LIFE

THE REIGN OF Taylor Swift

THE GLOBAL ΡΗΕΝΟΜΕΝΟΝ ELECTRIFIED STADIUMS AND RULED THE CHARTS. AFTER HER BIGGEST YEAR YET, FRIENDS SAY SHE'S JUST GETTING STARTED'

We're Ready for Our Spectacular Wedding!

THE COUPLE TOUCHED HEARTS OF ALL AGES WHEN THEY GOT ENGAGED ON THE SHOW'S FINALE. NOW THEY'RE PREPARING TO SAY 'I DO'-ON LIVE TV NEXT MONTH

'I'M HEALING AT LAST'

At Age 14, She Was Sexually Abused by Her Teacher

Kelly Clarkson's Ex Brandon Blackstock to Pay Her $2.6 Million

Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock must repay her more than $2.6 million in past commissions.

Rachel McAdams on How Her Two Kids Inspire Her Work

As awards season kicks into full gear, Rachel McAdams is receiving praise for her turn as the title character’s mom in the screen adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

'The Moment Really Is Now'

SHE LOST HER SEAT IN CONGRESS AFTER DENOUNCING DONALD TRUMP'S ROLE IN THE JAN. 6 RIOT. NOW THE LIFELONG REPUBLICAN AND MOM OF FIVE SHARES HER 'HEARTBREAK'-AND HER HOPES FOR THE FUTURE

Cold and Flu Cases Are on the Rise: How to Decrease Your Risk

WHILE EXPERTS AGREE THERE'S 'NO MAGIC BULLET' FOR AVOIDING THE FLU, THERE ARE KEY STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO EFFECTIVELY PROTECT YOUR HEALTH

Martha Stewart

THE STAR CHEF, 82, LAUNCHED THE WORLD OF MARTHA AMAZON STORE AND THE BEDFORD RESTAURANT IN LAS VEGAS

LIVING WITH JANSEN'S DISEASE A RARE DISORDER, A MOTHER'S FIGHT

FEWER THAN 10 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE JANSEN'S DISEASE, A SKELETAL DISORDER THAT CAUSES BONES TO BEND. NEENA NIZAR AND HER SONS ARE THREE OF THEM-BUT SHE'S DETERMINED TO FIND A CURE

Most Intriguing People of the Year

FROM NEWLY MINTED A-LISTERS TO TIMELESS FORCES OF NATURE, THESE STARS KEPT US TALKING

Head of the Class

THE HOLDOVERS STAR, WHO IS GAINING OSCAR STEAM FOR HIS MOST PERSONAL PERFORMANCE YET, SHARES WHAT HE'S LEARNED ON HIS ROAD TO SUCCESS

Kylie Jenner & Timothée Chalamet's Wonka Date Night

What’s sweeter than Willy Wonka’s candy and chocolate confections? The growing bond between Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.