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Best Of 2021

  1. vulture asks
    What’s the Most Memorable TV Moment of 2021?“A pastiche of the Jim Carrey oeuvre,” murder-swinging, and Gagatrondra!
    By Vulture Editors
  2. the year in tree-view
    The Best TV Trees of 2021Pretty trees, violent trees, fake trees, symbolic trees — they’re all great trees!
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  3. cursed as hell
    The First Annual Golden Dolly AwardsRecognizing excellence in the doll performing arts in film, television, and new media.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. survey says
    The Best Podcasts of 2021, According to People Who Make PodcastsWe asked over 150 creators, producers, hosts, and executives what they’ve been listening to.
    By Nicholas Quah
  5. 😭
    The 12 Weepiest TV Moments of 2021Reliving the joyful celebrations, bittersweet good-byes, and, yes, group-dance numbers that made us reach for the tissues this year.
    By Maggie Fremont
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    Vulture’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2021The one place where you’ll find Rachel Lindsay, Scott Rudin, and Trisha Paytas together.
    By Vulture Staff
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    The Best Comedy Books of 2021Featuring Mel Brooks, Amber Ruffin, a history of the Twin Cities comedy scene, and a celebration of Native comedians.
    By Brian Boone
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    The Best Video Games of 2021With triple-A publishers regrouping and recalculating, a rush of indie studios took center stage.
    By Luke Winkie
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    The Best Animation of 2021The medium had a year as rich and remarkable as any in recent memory.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas and John Maher
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    The Year in CultureThe best shows, movies, albums, books, and more, as chosen by our critics.
    By Vulture Editors
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    The Best Theater of 2021Against all odds, there was astonishing work everywhere you looked this year.
    By Helen Shaw
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    The Best New York Art Shows of 2021The art world has changed forever. But New York galleries still rule.
    By Jerry Saltz
  13. vulture asks
    What TikToks Broke the Algorithm in 2021?Gorgeous, gorgeous girls read year-end lists.
    By Zoe Haylock
  14. best of 2021
    The Best Comedy Specials of 2021This year’s most notable releases expanded our definition of what a comedy special can be.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2021Featuring Aack Cast, Las Culturistas, Keeping Records, and more.
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    The Best Podcasts of 2021The year produced a mix of insightful conversations, stunning personal work, and a comedic sperm-bank heist.
    By Nicholas Quah
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    The Best Books of 2021From radical nuns to gut-wrenching memoir, this year’s books hit us where it hurt.
    By Hillary Kelly
  18. best of 2021
    The Best Movies of 2021Snapshots of moviegoing in the year in-person cinema returned with a vengeance.
    By Bilge Ebiri, Alison Willmore, and Angelica Jade Bastién
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    The Best Songs of 2021From Jazmine Sullivan’s years-in-the-making comeback to electrifying rock anthems to Doja Cat’s NSFW tongue twister and more.
    By Justin Curto
  20. best of 2021
    What Made a Movie Great in 2021?Our critics break down what goes into naming the best of the year.
    By Alison Willmore, Bilge Ebiri, and Angelica Jade Bastién
  21. best of 2021
    The Best Albums of 2021If you traveled off the beaten path, you came away with an embarrassment of music riches.
    By Craig Jenkins
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    The Best TV of 2021As the television landscape keeps expanding outward, these are the shows that are pushing it forward.
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    What Made a TV Show Great in 2021?Our critics break down what goes into naming the best of the year.
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
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    The Best Romance Novels of 2021 (So Far)Featuring enemies-to-lovers, office romances, and — of course — lots of Happily Ever Afters.
    By Carly Lane
  25. best of 2021
    The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Year (So Far)Africanfuturism, Norse mythology, and trans dystopia.
    By Sadie Gennis
  26. vulture recommends
    Wild Pink Found Beauty Where It Didn’t Exist to Make 2021’s Best Rock AlbumWild Pink’s A Billion Little Lights is a sonic tapestry as rich as the scenes front man John Ross creates in his lyrics.
    By Justin Curto