From Omicron to Major Mergers: The Biggest Hollywood Cliffhangers of 2021

With the recent Broadway cancellations and Omicron knocking New York City for a holiday loop, it’s easy to forget that Broadway’s fall season was, artistically speaking, stellar, with a slate of excellent new shows opening, some fine holdovers from pre-shutdown days returning and significant strides made in the representation of Black theater artists.

a lot of silver jewelry. She also wore a bejeweled netted mesh headpiece on her head, because why not? She’s freaking Rihanna, and it’s her party. More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2021 Condé Nast.

Red rerelease to the debut of Olivia Rodrigo, and both jazz and EDM confections by Lady Gaga. Throw in some anthems from Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Justin Bieber, and you have quite the dynamic year in music. Here are our picks for the best songs of 2021.I'll spare you from my 10-minute dissertation (Anna's Version) on the genius of Taylor Swift reframing what history wrote off as a bitter breakup song into a thoughtful discussion about the weaponization of memory.

Center of attention! Celebrities know how to stand out amid the noise of Hollywood, whether it is on the red carpet or in the love connections they make. 2021 continued the trend, and the best photos from the year prove it.

Cloud Atlas. Below are the best books of 2021 read by Glamour editors and staff—books that we tore through, books we dreamed about, books we pressed into our loved ones' hands and then stood back, twitchily watching them read. There are some that make your hands feel heavy and your eyelids slam shut.

continued to have its stronghold over pop culture, and the influx of more shows from Indigenous creators than ever before. Keeping all of that in mind, here are our picks for the best shows of the year.

the grand divorce drama of single mom Adele, there was a little something for your every musical mood in 2021.Here, 10 songs that provided the soundtrack of our lives — and our feels.Is there anything that Bruno Mars can’t do? As if he was bored with all the 24-karat magic he’s been dropping on us as a solo star, he teamed up with alt-R&B artist Anderson .Paak to form Silk Sonic. The superduo’s first single, which went to No.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWe’ve never been too crazy about the phrase “embarrassment of riches.” Why the embarrassment? Can you really have too much of a good thing? When it comes to documentaries, we think you can’t, so we prefer to categorize the best documentaries of 2021 as a pride of riches. We included 20 on this list because we didn’t feel, in our right minds, that we could do without any of them.

. Though the actor had already starred in successful projects, like 2015’s standout horror film The Witch and 2020’s Emma, it was the role of chess genius Beth Harmon that launched her into superstardom seemingly overnight.While she gained new fans playing the iconic redhead, it was her that made waves during awards season at the top of 2021.

After another year of being inside, the documentaries of 2021 have provided us with plenty of adventure. They have inspired a sense of looking all around you, or of going back into history to understand how we got to wherever the hell we are now.

not the books to read when you’re super hungry. They will, however, help you . So continue reading for the best cookbooks 2021 gave us.

It’s been a tradition for years now and it continues in 2021—former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has released his top films of the year. And as with previous years, it’s a healthy mix of high-profile gems and things that may have fallen under the radar that he clearly wants to put some extra shine on.

Variety‘s critics celebrate in these two top 10 lists, most of which made interior feel like the best possible frame of mind to be and stay in.Deep introspection was a hallmark of albums at the highest superstar levels, whether it was Adele saying “This is 30” or Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish singing the late-teenage blues. From divorce albums to barely-post-learner’s-permit laments, confessional pop seized the moment.

We certainly have not resumed full normalcy as we continue to battle this pandemic, but at least we have movies—even more than last year.

The African American Film Critics Association said Wednesday that it has selected Netflix’s Western The Harder They Fall as its film of the year. It leads a Top 10 list that also includes King Richard, Respect, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Passing, Belfast, Who We Are, House of Gucci, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story.

'Three to four confirmed or probable cases of Omicron' have been found in Manchester.