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The Best Art and Culture of 2023

A round-up of this year's best art and culture.

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byHark Editors

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The Best Movie of 2023

Sean Fennessy and Amanda Dobbins both picked the same movie as their favorite of 2023.

The Big Picture

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The Best TV Show of 2023

Hosts Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan discuss their shared choice for Best TV Show of 2023.

The Watch

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The Best Album of 2023

NPR’s music critic Ann Powers chooses Kara Jackson’s “Why Does The Earth Give Us People to Love?” as her favorite album of 2023.

All Songs Considered

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The Best Songs of 2023

The All of It panel explain why SZA and Olivia Rodrigo have the best songs of the year.

All Of It

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The Best Book of 2023

Miwa Messer and Greta Johnsen picked Tania James’ ‘Loot’ as one of their favorite novels of the year.

Happy To Be Here

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The Best Video Game of 2023

Games like Baldur's Gate 3 come only once in a few decades. From quest design, to gameplay and voice acting, here's why Baldur's Gate is 2023's game of the year.

Friends Per Second

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Jody Avirgan