Britney! Bennifer! Beatles!: A look back at pop culture in 2021

(Clockwise from top left) Britney Spears, Bennifer and Beatles are some of the pop culture highlights of 2021. Photos: AP and Handout

Britney was freed. Bennifer came back. So did Broadway, yay! And actually, the Beatles! As for Bond – James Bond – he said goodbye, at least the Daniel Craig version.

Harry and Meghan spoke to Oprah, and boy, we listened. We listened, too, to Taylor Swift, who sang about a failed affair and a still-missing scarf (ex-lovers: hang onto knitwear at your peril!).