As the year draws to a close, let’s take a moment and hold space for the pop culture moments that defined 2024.

Poptimism isn’t all bad. One of its effects was that critics suddenly had to take seriously the underrepresented opinions of ...

Lamar, the Compton lyricist who rose to fame with a critically acclaimed breakout album "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City" in 2012, settled the long-running debate about "who the G.O.A.T" is a decade after his ...

The 2024 Summer Olympics took place in Paris this year, with one of the most spectacular opening ceremonies we’ve seen in ...

“I’ve noticed this behavior on a few occasions,” says X user Gagasyuyi, whose account posts a mixture of current pop culture and nostalgia to its 87,000 followers. “There was even a time ...

sculptures and fashion Julia Binswanger The iconic brand's mobile phones were pop culture mainstays. Soon, a new online archive will bring together thousands of documents, early models and design ...

Well, reality set in, variants arrived and excitement dissipated. As a result, the biggest pop culture touchstones of the year reflect both the nation’s perpetually deepening divisions and how those ...

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