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The Arts 2025 Year in Review
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The Crimson Arts Staff ranks the best albums, films, TV shows, books, and cultural moments of the year, while also sharing some not-so-serious words of wisdom — and reflection — through their vanities.
A Note from the Chairs
Closeouts: CrimArts, Because We Knew You, We Have Been Changed For Good
The Best Art of 2025
Top 10 Albums of 2025
Top 10 Films of 2025
Top 10 TV Shows of 2025
Top 10 Cultural Moments of 2025
Top 10 Books of 2025
The Vanities: A Touch of Levity
Arts Vanity: Here’s Looking at You, CrimArts
Arts Vanity: I Am ‘The Idiot’
Arts Vanity: A Partial Corrective to CrimArts’ Rap Oversight
Arts Vanity: On Advance Reader Copies as Proofs of Becoming and the Lives Books Live Before Us
Arts Vanity: Putting You On
Arts Vanity: Overanalyzing ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
Arts Vanity: An Unofficial Scientist’s Guide to Careful Caffeination
Arts Vanity: Gen Z TV Shows to Add to Your Golden Age Favs
Arts Vanity: Top Five Fictional Bands I Would Fight the Ticketmaster War To See
Arts Vanity: Some Thoughts on Metaphors
Arts Vanity: Famous Political Philosophers as CrimArts Compers
Arts Vanity: High Screen Time Isn’t That Bad, Actually
Arts Vanity: ‘Moon River’ and Me
Arts Vanity: The Art of Pretending to Have Seen a Really Famous Movie
Arts Vanity: Adaptation Crazy
Arts Vanity: I Think I Might Like Jazz Now
Arts Vanity: Closing the Year, Closing the Film
Arts Vanity: How to Out-Film Bro a Film Bro
Arts Vanity: An Expedited Road to Mastery
Arts Vanity: How to Sell Me Literally Anything
Arts Vanity: Anastasia’s Guide to Ballet — Oscars Edition?
Arts Vanity: Reflections From a Lifelong Bookworm
Arts Vanity: Convincing You to Read My Favorite Books Based on Your Concentration
Arts Vanity: Small-Town, Mindless Driving Breeds Both Great Playlists and Self-Discovery