CT: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025, PART 2: Top 10

At the end of every year, we take a few weeks to reset and reflect on everything that happened in culture over the past twelve months. We share our reflections with you in the form of our Top 20 Annual Countdown. This week, the Top 10!

After much deliberation (heard in the Roundtable Episode) here is the list of the Top 10!

10. AI video slop (Sora, VEO3, Vibes)

9. Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show

8. The American Pope

7. Taylor Swift's engagement

6. Man's Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter

5. Stranger Things season 5

4. A Minecraft Movie

3. 6-7

2. Videos of the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media

1. KPop Demon Hunters

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