Our Favorite Distractions of the Year

Art helps us understand and interpret the world around us, learning things about ourselves, and showing others who they are and what they might be. Art is also sometimes, as Dan Levy showed us, brunch. Levy’s The Big Brunch is a joyful series where the feelings are just as warm as the coffee. That wasn’t the only show that brought us a welcome break from real life. From a rundown of the best reality TV of 2022 to where to catch all of the great awards contenders, here are some of our favorite distractions for the year. (Plus a little dose of realness to close things out—Twitter did implode, after all.)

Hollywood’s Eat-the-Rich Satires Need Sharper Teeth

Knives are out in Glass Onion, The White Lotus, The Menu,and more, but too few creators go in for the kill.

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Thank You, 2022, for Making Reality TV Fun Again

The tribe has spoken—and declared that this year saw a reality-television renaissance. Here’s to the shows that delivered mess without getting messy.

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The Big Brunch Is the Onscreen Comfort Food We Needed in 2022

After hours spent in the onscreen pressure cookers of The Bear and The Menu, Dan Levy’s new competition series served up the year’s feel-good antidote.

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Where to Watch the Biggest 2022 Awards Contenders

Want to get a head start on your Oscar predictions? Catch up on the year’s best movies, whether in theaters or now streaming at home.

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The Year of the Implosion

With the spectacular failure of FTX, Ticketmaster infuriating Taylor Swift fans, and everything Twitter…is it just us, or is it all falling in?

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