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The Year Observed

Two time Super Bowl MVP, ladies and gentleman.
Dec 31

The Most Excellent Hot Messes of 2013

We sexted, we filibustered, we shot selfies at Nelson Mandela’s funeral. We made bad websites. We were led astray by cronuts and tempted by imaginary girlfriends, and we shamed our dogs on Facebook. Let he among us who has not twerked pop the first hip bump! We hurled epithets at photographers, stunk up the basketball court and humiliated our spouses. Atonement in January’s harsh glare is nigh, but first, a salute to some of the year's more colorful newsmakers.
By Observer Staff
Dec 31

Best and Worst Style Trends of 2013

Smart eyewear, power suits and classic pumps were winning looks this year. So how about we leave the leather baseball caps and wedge sneakers behind?
By Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti
Dec 30

Status Symbols of 2013

Bill De Blasio might be coming onstage to the sound of “Royals,” but some of us have seen a diamond in the flesh. That said, “Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece” and all the other stuff Lorde has never seen feels fairly 2003 (and “tigers on a gold leash” haven’t been chic since Scarface). Here are the items that separated the royals from the pretenders in 2013.
By Jennifer Ashley Wright
Dec 30

Best-Dressed Socialites Of 2013

By Jennifer Ashley Wright
The Washington Post
Dec 27

The Biggest Media Deals of 2013

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Dec 26

Here Comes the Fun: Our Top Five Celebration Destinations

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay
Dec 26

Party People: Best Guests of 2013

By Neesha Arter
Dec 23

Politics: Winners and Losers

By Colin Campbell
Dec 23

The Trophy Craze That Wasn’t: The Biggest Real Estate Deals of 2013

By Kim Velsey and Chris Pomorski
Dec 20

A Rock ’n’ Roll Feast, Locally Sourced

By Jamie Peck
'Eugene Onegin.' (Courtesy the Metropolitan Opera)
Dec 19

The Top 10 Opera Performances of 2013

By James Jorden
Dec 19

TV’s Top Ten WTF Moments in 2013

By Drew Grant
Dec 18

We’re as Dumb as We’ve Ever Been. Surprised?

By Duff McDonald
Dec 17

Oh, What a Year!

By The Editors
Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club.
Dec 17

Rex Reed: The Best Films of 2013

By Rex Reed
Shia LaBeouf in Charlie Countryman.
Dec 17

Rex Reed: The Worst Films of 2013

By Rex Reed
Geraldo Rivera. (Photo by Getty Images)
Dec 17

The Year in Sex

By Rachel Kramer Bussel
Dec 17

10 Shows to See Right Now

By Jesse Oxfeld
Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes in Twyla Tharp’s 'Bach Partita.'
Dec 17

The Year in Dance

By Robert Gottlieb
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