Category: Two Thousand Twenty Three

Wall St. Is Making Irrelevant Predictions, Again

Optimistic guesses about the future are not forecasts, our columnist says.
Burning Man Has Sold Out Since 2011. Why Not This Year?

The desert arts festival returns this month after two consecutive years of challenging weather, including mud that stranded attendees, and a Covid-19 hiatus.
Hollywood Made 14% Fewer Shows in 2023, Marking the End of Peak TV

The decline is the most definitive evidence of a slowdown in new programming that has been predicted for at least a year.
Tesla Profit Doubles From Tax Effect, but Price Cuts Hurt

Quarterly earnings soared from a year earlier after the company booked a tax benefit, but increased competition and a price war took a toll, the electric-car maker said.
An Elastic and Impressive Year in Jazz

A rundown of impressive recent releases and a look at who benefits (and suffers) when artists working outside formal jazz idioms are lumped into conversations about the genre.
What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows?

Concerts paused during the height of the pandemic, and returned at full power in 2023. Our pop music editor saw a lot of them.
The Best Songs Our Readers Discovered in 2023

Songs by Labi Siffre, Bessie Banks, the Brat and more that became invested with fresh meaning.
The Beatles, Taylor Swift and More Pop Stars Mess With the Past

There’s good financial reason to revisit old or released material — and new technology is making it easier — but most trips back in 2023 resulted in diminishing returns.
‘Priscilla,’ Olivia Rodrigo and the Year of Girlhood and Longing

From the pop supernova Olivia Rodrigo to a memoirist whose long-held ballet aspirations stalled at the barre, young women gave voice to their longing this year in memorable ways.
Hong Kong Stocks Plunge to Losses for 4th Straight Year

Investors worried about China’s economy shunned Hong Kong’s stock market, once one of the biggest and most important in the world.
Country Music in 2023: The Personal Overtook the Political

A few weeks of political brouhaha this summer obscured a different story: The genre is moving, in fits and starts, from the political to the personal.
The 8 Most-Read Travel Stories of 2023

A golden retriever convention, flight etiquette rules and great walks from around the world: Here’s what readers loved this year.