Best of the best of 2023?

January 3, 2024 1:17 PM

Any great roundups or even just links of all that may have been missed in this last glorious year?

Been struggling to find satisfactory year-in-review listicles, blogposts and videos this year.

I always find these lists ultra interesting.

The magazines have done their due diligence but I'm also curious about the best-ofs that capture all the good that I may have missed.

In the endless drive to not let any culture slip, I'm curious where I should look. No subculture is too big or too small.

posted by notdanielmendelson to Society & Culture (5 answers total)

Best answer: I saved this link to read later ("66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023"). It seems like it might be what you want but I'm not certain.
posted by forthright at 3:02 PM on January 3 [6 favorites]

I like Tyler Cowen's lists on Marginal Revolution. Here are his five 2023 lists:

Classical Music
Non-Classical Music
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
Movies
posted by Perplexity at 3:11 PM on January 3 [1 favorite]

kottke.org posts about best of 2023
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:11 PM on January 3 [4 favorites]

From Literary Hub: The Ultimate Best Books List of 2023, The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2023
posted by paper scissors sock at 6:34 PM on January 3 [2 favorites]

Guardian:
50 best tv shows
50 best films
best books
best albums
20 best songs
posted by rongorongo at 1:20 AM on January 4 [1 favorite]