THR Editors’ Picks of 2023
The Hollywood Reporter Editors’ Picks: Our Best Stories of 2023
From candid roundtables to cover stories, from investigative pieces to though-provoking interviews, a roundup of some of our favorites from this past year.
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When a Ketamine Therapy Visit Goes Horribly Wrong
I sought help from a ketamine clinic like Matthew Perry. Things went wrong. What happened was the scariest experience of my life.
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Adele on Her Dream Hollywood Gig, Her Big Emotions and Volunteering at Her Son’s School: “The Kids Don’t Give a Flying F*** Who I Am”
The megastar spills tears and tea over being a class mom, why her Oscar still makes her giggle and which celebrity audience member made her freak out: "I shat myself the whole show."
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The Golden Bachelor’s Not-So-Golden Past
Secret girlfriends, a juiced-up résumé and the selling of a septuagenarian stud: The secret history of America’s senior sweetheart, Gerry Turner.
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The Hit Squad: Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa on the THR Songwriter Roundtable
Joined by Julia Michaels, Jon Batiste and Cynthia Erivo, the music masters share the inspiration — from Barbie to heartbreak — that led to this year’s most dynamic songs in film.
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John Amos and a Family at War With Itself
The acrimonious battle between the children of the 83-year-old ‘Good Times’ legend as they fight over his care, his legacy and his love.
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“Like When a Beatle Dies”: Hollywood Unpacks Why Matthew Perry’s Loss Feels So Massive
Insiders who helped shaped 'Friends' — and were shaped by it — talk about why multiple generations were so enormously attached to the star and have been hit so hard by his death.
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Succession, With Smoothies: Inside the Erewhon Dynasty
With Hailey Bieber smoothies and collabs with streetwear labels, the Antoci family transformed a gloomy L.A. health food store into the world’s trendiest and most extravagant market. Will they unseat Whole Foods?
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The 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time
THR’s list of must-read tomes — determined by a jury of more than 300 Hollywood heavyweights including Steven Spielberg, David Zaslav, Liza Minnelli and Ava DuVernay — proves there’s one topic the supposedly reading-averse industry can’t get enough of: itself.
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Now What? The Five Crises Confronting a Post-Strike Hollywood
Hollywood’s "summer of strikes" may be about to wrap, but don’t pop the champagne just yet. Existential issues still loom large.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)
Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.
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Dan Harmon Is Ready to Talk About All of It (Including the Justin Roiland Drama)
The creative force behind 'Rick and Morty,' 'Community' and 'Krapopolis' was a say-anything provocateur until a changing culture, a few brushes with cancellation and lots of therapy scared him into silence. But boy does he miss his soapbox.
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