Opinion: Taylor Swift is the litmus test for your year in culture

2023 was Taylor’s Version, but it’s bigger than that, writes CNN Opinion’s Jane Greenway Carr in a look back at 2023 in cultural commentary: Barbenheimer, Beyoncé, Simone Biles and Damar Hamlin, AI, Ozempic, the power of fantasy, the happiness trap and more.

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