The Pop-Cultural Year That Was: A Reading Guide
From Beyoncé to Breaking Bad, a roundup of The Atlantic's entertainment coverage in 2013
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The Best Food Books of 2013
The top cookbooks and culinary histories of the year
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The Best Movies of 2013
The Atlantic's film critic picks the top titles—and doles out some less-conventional awards.
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Reuters/Victor Ruiz Garcia The Most Notable Global
Stories of 2013From North America's energy boom to the international crusade against inequality, the developments that will matter for years to come.
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AP 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
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Reuters 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.
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2013 in Music: The Good, the Problematic, the GIFs
A roundtable about the songs that defined, or should have defined, the year
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The Best Television Episodes of 2013
Staff selections from a year of great TV
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Reuters The Biggest Politics Stories of 2013
The year in review, from the editors of The Atlantic's Politics Channel
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Reuters 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.
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The Best Book I Read This Year
Staff selections from a year of reading
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Reuters The Most Notable China
Stories of 2013The year in review, from the editor of The Atlantic's China Channel
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Randy Snyder/AP Photo The Most Notable Education
Stories of 2013The year in review
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Van Gogh/Wikimedia The Most Notable Health
Stories of 2013The year in review, from the editors of The Atlantic's Health Channel
