A glance at some of those chart-toppers in 2025, including Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Sabrina Carpenter ’s “Manchild,” Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” Huntrix’s “Golden” and Taylor Swift ’s “The Fate of ...

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Doechii’s “Nissan Altima” emerged as one of 2025’s most discussed breakout rap tracks. Featuring stinging lyricism, dramatic ...

Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now, we’re ready to discuss them. In this week’s episode, the Book Review ...

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. Credit...By Sebastian Mast Supported by The envelope, please: After a full year spent reading hundreds of ...

In cultural criticism, every year ends the same way—with a deluge of top 10 lists for every imaginable art form, as though music and literature and film and TV and theater and dance all produce ...

As we near the end of 2025, plenty of unanswered questions remain about tariffs, economic growth, inflation, and interest rates. And while US stocks have enjoyed a solid performance this year on paper ...

Who can resist a shy anime nerd committed enough to gaming and cosplay that her bedroom looks suspiciously close to a convention booth? Ayu might coyly insist she's keeping it soft, but don't mistake ...

Join Face2Face Africa as we share with you the top 10 African songs of 2025. The list is in no particular order.

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

The absolute best songs of 2025 include "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter, "Metal" by The Beths, and "Chains of Love" by Charli ...