2025 in review

Twelve articles that captured readers’ wanderlust this year

A look back at thirty-five of our favorite shots from the pages of the magazine this year

A statement release from a powerhouse North Carolina band, a country star’s bold experiment, the debut from a Muscle Shoals duo, and seven more albums that made our music columnist’s year-end list of favorites

Our editors and contributors shared the novels, cookbooks, memoirs, and even a few oldies-but-goodies that they couldn’t put down this year

A stunning farmhouse transformation, a two-ingredient old-fashioned, and ten more articles readers loved this year

A dozen standout dishes that rose to the top this year