You might not remember it all, but we took note of every niche pop culture oddity and TikTok fad.
Best epic film: Jenny Nicholson’s 4-hour opus on Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ hotelStar Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, we hardly knew ye.
Best pop manifesto: ‘Brat’It's okay to just admit that you're obsessed with Charli, pictured performing on "Saturday Night Live" in November.
1 pop star of all time proved her country bonafides on Act II of her planned three-act album cycle.
Best main character: The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic GamesAmerican sweetheart Stephen Nedoroscik stunned us on the pommel horse this year — yep, the Summer Olympics were this year.
Persons:
CNN —, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan Chappell Roan serenades, Jason Kempin, Babe, ”, Tashi, Patrick, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Josh O’Connor, Silliest Sabrina Carpenter, Sabrina Carpenter, Cheney Orr, “, Leonard Cohen ”, Jenny Nicholson’s, Jenny Nicholson, Allen J, Walt Disney World’s, Nicholson, Cole Escola’s, Mary, ’ Cole Escola, Michael Loccisano, who’s, Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Will Heath, Jack Proctor, Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompa, McGrath’s, extraordinaire Pat McGrath, Pat McGrath, McGrath, Maison, Beyoncé’s, Carter ’ Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, Jolene ”, Dolly Parton, Bey, We'll, Giles Keyte, Ariana Grande, Anthony Bridgerton, Elphaba fanfiction, Cynthia Erivo, Kung Fu, Joy, Coke, Jakub Porzycki, Deng Moo Deng, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Haggis, Moo Deng, hasn’t, Drake, Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar, Timothy Norris, Amazon Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick, Drake’s, he’s, Womp womp, Jimmy Fallon, Todd Owyoung, Lebron, Jools Lebron, Glen Powell Glen Powell, John Phillips, we’re, Brisket, MILFs Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Niko Tavernise, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Bennifer, Phillip Faraone, we’ve, Jennifer Garner, Ben’s, Jenny, Hawk Tuah, Hailey Welch, parlayed, Michael Tullberg, —, Stephen Nedoroscik, Jamie Squire, Flav, Teesa, Natasha Rothwell, Miles Mitchell, Stefan Jeremiah, Jeremy Allen White, Dev Patel, Glen Powell, there’s
Organizations:
CNN, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, ‘, Star, Disney, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Walt, NBC, Brit, Sony, Universal, “, Pixar, State Department, NFL, Big Justice, Costco, Hollywood, Here's, New York Mets, American, Netflix
Locations:
Tennessee, Roan, Glasgow, Scotland, Columbia, Houston, Louisiana, Hollywood, AFP, Texas, ”