The 71 Most Stylish People of 2023

December 6, 2023Posted inAwards, Decorations and Honors, Barbie (Movie), Beckham, David, Beckham, Victoria, Beef (TV Program), Bezos, Jeffrey P, Bottoms (Movie), Carmichael, Jerrod, Carroll, E Jean, Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, Cher (1946- ), Chioma Nnadi, Coughlan, Nicola (1987- ), Cumming, Alan, de Blasio, Bill, DeBose, Ariana, Dlamini, Amala Zandile (Doja Cat), Earps, Mary, Edebiri, Ayo, Elordi, Jacob, Fashion, Fashion and Apparel, Francis, Gauff, Cori (2004- ), Gladstone, Lily, Gupta, Gaurav, Hill, Lauryn, Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan, Ice Spice (Rapper), Jenkins, Karl (1944- ), Jimmy Butler, Jones, Justin (1995- ), Kelce, Travis, Kish, Kristen, Knowles, Beyonce, Lauren Wasser, Lee, Greta, Lyons, Jenna, M3GAN (Movie), Madix, Ariana (1985- ), McCray, Chirlane, McHenry, Patrick T, McKinnon, Kate, Mescal, Paul (1996- ), Mulligan, Carey, Mulvaney, Dylan (1996- ), Murphy, Cillian, Nef, Hari (1992- ), NewJeans (Music Group), Oppenheimer (Movie), Paltrow, Gwyneth, Pascal, Pedro, Philo, Phoebe, Prada, Miuccia, Rae, Issa, Richie, Sofia (1998- ), Rihanna, Roach, Law, Robbie, Margot, Rodrigo, Olivia (2003- ), Saltburn (Movie), Sanchez, Lauren (1969- ), Sennott, Rachel, Sivan, Troye (1995- ), Smith, Maggie, Sphere (Las Vegas, Nev), Stewart, Martha, Succession (TV Program), Swift, Taylor, Tems (1995- ), Tiafoe, Frances (1998- ), Two Thousand Twenty Three, Williams, Pharrell, Wong, Ali (1982- ), Yeoh, Michelle, Yoon Suk-yeol, Zuckerberg, Mark E
OK, some might be more Styles-ish than stylish. But all commanded attention this year.

10 Performances That Pushed Emotional Limits

December 3, 2023Posted inBeef (TV Program), Bottoms (Movie), Film, Flex (Play), Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Play), Movies, Primary Trust (Play), Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (Play), Stereophonic (Play), Survival of the Thickest (TV Program), Swing State (Play), Television, Theater, Two Thousand Twenty Three, Wednesday (TV Program)
For our critic-at-large, the year was marked by the Black excellence of “Purlie Victorious,” the brutality of “Bottoms” and rage of “Beef.”