A year to remember! Beyoncé was back, and so were Black Panther, Top Gun, and rom-coms (thanks, Julia Roberts and George Clooney). Harry Styles commanded the stage and screen, Stranger Things put a 35-year-old song back on the charts, and Abbott Elementary took TV viewers back to school. People rallied around Ukraine and cheered Olympic champions in Beijing and Serena Williams’ fierce finale. The Supreme Court made history, and so did the Oscars, while that slap kept folks talking. Plus: tributes to those we lost, including Queen Elizabeth II, Sidney Poitier, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more.
Yearbook 2022 • THE BIGGEST STORIES OF 2022
Moments of the Year • THE EVENTS THAT MADE NEWS, DREW PEOPLE TOGETHER IN SHARED JOY OR SHOCK, SORROW OR WONDER
Euphoria’s Kids Are All Right • THE TENSE TEEN HIT RETURNED AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND DELIVERED MORE DRAMA
Beauty in Beijing • A DOPING CONTROVERSY COULDN’T MAR THE SHOWCASE OF GRACE AND ATHLETICISM
The Slap That Stunned • WILL SMITH’S OUTBURST STOLE FOCUS FROM HISTORIC WINS FOR CODA AND OTHERS
Ukraine Stands Up to Putin • VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY AND HIS VALIANT NATION WON HEARTS AROUND THE WORLD
Justice for All • KETANJI BROWN JACKSON BECOMES THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON THE SUPREME COURT
The Grammys: Solid Gold • POSTPONED BY COVID, THE SHOW OFFERED A HIGH NOTE AFTER ALL THE OSCARS DRAMA
Harry Enters a New Stage • HARRY STYLES ENJOYS A MONSTER YEAR—PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY
A Time to Dance • LIVE PERFORMANCE MADE A BIG RETURN AS STARS CAME OUT ON TOUR (BAD BUNNY), AT AWARDS SHOWS (BLACKPINK) AND WITH JOYFUL NEW TUNES MEANT TO MAKE US MOVE. PLUS: A 37-YEAR-OLD KATE BUSH SONG RAN BACK UP THE CHART
See and Be Seen • AT PARIS FASHION WEEK, RIHANNA WAS PROUDLY PREGNANT
Depp v. Heard: A Toxic Trial • THE ACTOR PREVAILED IN A DEFAMATION CASE THAT HINGED ON HIS EX-WIFE’S CLAIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
Saul’s Done. Bob Keeps On • HEALTH SCARE BEHIND HIM, BETTER CALL SAUL’S BOB ODENKIRK TOOK A VICTORY LAP
Ten Days in May • MASS SHOOTINGS HORRIFIED THE U.S. AND SPURRED A NEW GUN LAW
Understanding the Assignment • HONORING THE STORIED GILDED AGE, MET GALA CELEB STYLE TOLD NEW TALES
Style Bright Spots • MET GALA COHOST BLAKE LIVELY’S N.Y.C.-INSPIRED GOWN FEATURED THE CONSTELLATIONS OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, AND ALL THESE STARS SPARKLED IN THE FASHION FIRMAMENT
Top Gun: Mission Accomplished • AFTER A 36-YEAR JOURNEY TO THE SCREEN, TOP GUN: MAVERICK BECAME A BILLION-DOLLAR HIT
World Building • IT WAS THE YEAR OF THE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: WAKANDA, JURASSIC PARK, PANDORA—AND WHEREVER THOR HANGS UP HIS HAMMER. WE WANTED TO VISIT EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee • A BRITISH BLOWOUT TO CELEBRATE ELIZABETH II’S 70-YEAR REIGN
Freed (and Wed) Britney! • HER CONSERVATORSHIP OVER, BRITNEY SPEARS WALKED DOWN THE AISLE
BTS: A Break, Not a Breakup • A VIDEO LEAVES BTS FANS WONDERING ABOUT THE BAND’S FUTURE. WHAT’S CERTAIN: MILITARY SERVICE FOR ALL 7
Jen & Ben: Marry Me (Again)! • 18 YEARS AFTER A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT, JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK WED AT LAST
The End of Roe v. Wade • A TRUMP-PACKED SUPREME COURT REVERSES 50 YEARS OF U.S. ABORTION RIGHTS
Simone Biles: Heavy Medal • AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, THE GYMNAST BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD
An Athlete’s Agony • WNBA STAR BRITTNEY GRINER FACES NINE YEARS IN A RUSSIAN PRISON ON AN INFLATED DRUG SENTENCE
Democracy Under Assault • THE JAN. 6 HEARINGS IMPLICATED DONALD TRUMP IN THE ATTEMPTED COUP
A TV Family’s Teary Goodbye • AUDIENCES SAID A FOND FAREWELL...
