<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;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 &lt;strong&gt;Top 20 Annual Countdown.&lt;/strong&gt; This week, you'll receive 20-11; next week, you'll get the top ten.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After much deliberation (heard in the &lt;a href= "https://axis.org/resource/axis-conversations-podcast/roundtable-2025-eoy-recap-part-1-top-20-11/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Roundtable Episode&lt;/a&gt;) here is the list of the Top 20-11!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;20. &lt;a href= "https://people.com/hailey-bieber-postpartum-been-difficult-amid-speculation-about-marriage-11738187" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Hailey and Justin Bieber drama&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;19. &lt;a href= "https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-win-2025-world-series-repeating-as-champions" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The LA Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani winning the World Series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;18. &lt;a href= "https://www.edweek.org/technology/do-school-cellphone-bans-work-what-early-findings-tell-us/2025/10" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The rise of smartphone bans in schools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;17. &lt;a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@hiforrestt/video/7529309877559102734?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Forrest Frank breaking his back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;16. &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQoq4IzDOS1/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The fall of Sydney Sweeney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;15. &lt;a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/09/22/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-just-broke-three-huge-box-office-records/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;14. &lt;a href= "https://www.npr.org/2025/06/18/g-s1-72939/what-is-labubu-pop-mart-explained" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Labubu Dolls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;13. &lt;a href= "https://deadline.com/2025/06/adolescence-netflix-second-most-popular-english-series-1236422007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Adolescence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;12. &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8YGBT5Sc5-o?feature=share" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Coldplay concert cheating scandal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;11. &lt;a href= "https://www.thecut.com/article/team-conrad-the-summer-i-turned-pretty.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Season three of &lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-9b0dcc49-7fff-22c1-f713-fa652d88a315"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Summer I Turned Pretty&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;--&gt; Check out our Conversation Kit on &lt;a href= "https://axis.org/resource/miracles/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Miracles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Double your impact with &lt;a href= "https://axis.org/give" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;End of Year Giving!&lt;/a&gt; Every dollar you give will be mathched dollar for dollar until the end of 2025!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to &lt;a href="mailto:ask@axis.org"&gt;ask@axis.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;For more Axis resources, go to &lt;a href= "http://axis.org/"&gt;axis.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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CT: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025: Top 20-11

DEC 20, 202513 MIN
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CT: The 20 Biggest Cultural Events of 2025: Top 20-11

DEC 20, 202513 MIN

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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, you'll receive 20-11; next week, you'll get the top ten. After much deliberation (heard in the Roundtable Episode) here is the list of the Top 20-11! 20. Hailey and Justin Bieber drama 19. The LA Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani winning the World Series 18. The rise of smartphone bans in schools 17. Forrest Frank breaking his back 16. The fall of Sydney Sweeney 15. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle 14. Labubu Dolls 13. Adolescence 12. The Coldplay concert cheating scandal 11. Season three of The Summer I Turned Pretty --> Check out our Conversation Kit on Miracles Double your impact with End of Year Giving! Every dollar you give will be mathched dollar for dollar until the end of 2025! Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to [email protected]. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.