The Pop-Cultural Year That Was: A Reading Guide
From Beyoncé to Breaking Bad, a roundup of The Atlantic's entertainment coverage in 2013
The Best Food Books of 2013
The top cookbooks and culinary histories of the year
The Best Movies of 2013
The Atlantic's film critic picks the top titles—and doles out some less-conventional awards.
The Most Notable Global Stories of 2013
From North America's energy boom to the international crusade against inequality, the developments that will matter for years to come.
The Year in Sports: 2013's Most Epic Wins and Heartbreaking Losses
Bradley-Provodnikov, Manning-Brady, Nadal-Djokovic, an emotionally taxing Game Six, and more
The Most Important Legal Stories of 2013
This year's lesson is that some courtroom battles must be fought over and over again, from one generation to the next.
2013 in Music: The Good, the Problematic, the GIFs
A roundtable about the songs that defined, or should have defined, the year
The Best Television Episodes of 2013
Staff selections from a year of great TV
The Biggest Politics Stories of 2013
The year in review, from the editors of The Atlantic's Politics Channel
The Most Important Economic Stories of 2013—in 44 Graphs
A record year for stocks. A meh year for wages. A weird year for Wall Street.
The Best Book I Read This Year
Staff selections from a year of reading
The Most Notable China Stories of 2013
The year in review, from the editor of The Atlantic's China Channel
The Most Notable EducationStories of 2013
The year in review
The Most Notable Health Stories of 2013
The year in review, from the editors of The Atlantic's Health Channel