2023: Year in review
Stories from WBUR that reflect on news and pop culture in 2023.
The top education issues in Mass. that captured our attention in 2023
Here are some of the key education issues and developments WBUR kept close tabs on this year — and will continue to follow in the new year.
Here are WBUR’s top local health stories of 2023
These stories of 2023 drew in lots of readers and listeners like you, and their implications are sure to last into the new year, and likely beyond.
Cognoscenti's best stories of 2023
We published hundreds of essays and commentaries in 2023. These are the pieces that attracted the most readers, and took up the most space in our hearts and brains.
The bestselling books of 2023, according to 3 Greater Boston bookstores
From Matthew Desmond's "Poverty By America" to Zadie Smith's "The Fraud," Brookline Booksmith, Harvard Book Store and Papercuts share the bestselling titles from the year.
The photos that helped us tell the stories of 2023
Here's a look back at the photographs that best helped us tell the stories of 2023.
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The best films of 2023, according to our critics
Audiences finally returned to the cinema this year and movies felt like events again, with "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" dominating cultural conversation. Film critics Erin Trahan and Sean Burns share their...
The best local albums of 2023, according to our critics
From a Boston soul singer famous in South America to a pop band barely out of Berklee, the 10 albums on this list paint a pretty accurate picture of what’s...
These artists shared what inspired them in 2023
As we reflect on the year, and all of the moments that brought us joy, we checked in with a group of folks that have inspired us at WBUR: members...
The soundtrack to our stories: The 2023 Cog Playlist
Thirty of the essays we published on Cognoscenti in 2023 featured music: All in all, the names of nearly 60 singers, songwriters and bands appeared on our pages. So, we...