Best of 2015

The 10 Best Sounds In The Classical World In 2015
Of all the sounds he heard last year, classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says he has returned to Stravinsky's collection, "The Apu Trilogy" and "The Golden Apple" over and over...

10 Moments From The Year In Pop Culture
Renee Graham takes a look back at the year we said goodbye to "Stephen Colbert" and hello to Stephen Colbert, hate-watched all those GOP debates with all those GOP presidential...

Natasha, Shockheaded Peter And The Best Local Theater In 2015
ARTery critics Ed Siegel, Carolyn Clay, Kilian Melloy and Jeremy D. Goodwin share their favorite local productions of the year.

Boston On The Silver Screen, Female Empowerment And A Return Of Big Hitters — The Year In Movies
"Spotlight," chronicling The Boston Globe's investigation into the church's sex abuse scandal, "Mad Max: Fury Road," George Miller's reboot of the series, and "The Revenant," with Leonardo DiCaprio as a...

From Strandbeests To ‘Renoir Sucks’: The Best Art Around Boston In 2015
The most exciting thing about art around Boston in 2015 was how it broke out of museum walls and took to the streets.
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The ARTery’s 10 Favorite Pop Albums Of 2015
The albums that made my list this year aren’t exactly despairing, says Amelia Mason, but they share a certain wistfulness.

Fiction, Biography, Poetry And More — The Best Books Of 2015
The ARTery critics have been reading up a storm. Here's what they think are the best books of the year.