How do we sum up 2024? It was a year of historic elections, devastating conflict and skyrocketing living costs. No wonder, then, that we seemed to seek respite – or at least a few moments’ distraction – from it all by embracing the weirder side of pop culture.
We were enthralled by tales from a disastrous Willy Wonka-themed immersive event. We pondered how exactly one might “hold space” for the lyrics of musical theatre banger “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. And we diverted our attention from the US presidential race by discovering that Take That’s own Gary Barlow has a very, very tall son. (If you hadn’t already guessed, our screen time went through the roof too.)
