From Moo Deng to ‘Wicked’: Here’s your 2024 pop culture recap

I’ll get you, my pretty! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Forgive us for the shameless attempt to link the fantasy hit Wicked to the delightful Moo Deng. But, hear us out—there’s something the two have in common as the year draws to a close. Escapism. Whether we found it on the yellow brick road or in videos from a Thailand zoo or perhaps in unlikely Olympic heroes, we gravitated toward fantasy and feel-good pop culture moments this year. There were new trends, as...