The end of the year is when newspapers and TV channels resort to the cheap padding that lists offer.
Album of the year
Who cares? Not many people buy albums, and if you do then you’ve bought the ones you like. What’s the point of knowing if the one you’ve bought is in the list. Spoiler alert, Lewis Capaldi is number one. Link
Women Who Kicked Ass!
A list of actresses who have played characters created by someone else and given scripts to learn is just bollocks. No disrespect to these women who were selected to deliver the created characters, but pretending doesn’t make someone actually be ‘kick ass’. Link
The 33 best films of 2023
Who has agreed with a critic? Okay they have to watch a lot of films and probably get fed up with formulaic crap, but many people like to slip into the familiar world of the Marvel Universe or whatever franchise they like. What is the point of a list of films you didn’t see? Waiting for it to come up on Prime?
Spoiler alert, the Times Out number one is Tár. Anyone saw that?
10 Things You Should Do Before The End Of The Year
Mothers. Not feeling enough stress yet? Here is a handy list of things you need to do just to be considered adequate. So make sure you: Get Your Finances In Order, Set Out An Action Plan For Your Goals, Declutter At Least One Area Of Your Home.
When you’ve got that done you are ready for the rest rest of the list.
The Best TV Shows Of 2023
This is where some TV critic shows off their free access to all the TV channels and streaming services. The Empire team do not disappoint – I don’t think they missed any channels/services out.
Spoiler, their number one was The Bear: Season 2. An every day story of trying to turn rundown sandwich shop The Beef into a fine-dining restaurant on some channel or other. Link
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Well that caused a bit of an upset with the Neanderthals stuck in the 1970s. Women have one it before, but goddamit this is football which is for men. We let women join in a bit just to keep them happy but it wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.
Congratulations Mary Earps.
A useful list
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