So we made it through the Christmas holiday season and are now staring down the end of 2022. Good riddance.
We saw families struggle with the economy, COVID continue to leave a mark and a midterm election surprise that set the stage for what will certainly be a politically tumultuous 2023.
We saw shifts on social media and Russia start a war with Ukraine. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, sending the issue of abortion to the states.
There is no way around it: 2022 was a historical year and one that will trickle into 2023 as Americans continue to wrestle with many of the same issues.
By now you’re asking yourself, “what will happen in 2023?” Well, we have you covered. The USA TODAY Opinion team got together and sorted next year out for you, so you don’t have to.
People magazine’s editors come to their senses and name me ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
In what will be hailed as a “triumph for dad bods,” the editors of People magazine will at long last declare me, USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke, the “Sexiest Man Alive.”
The announcement will be the culmination of years spent highlighting my handsomeness in columns, on social media and to my wife, who has always responded with an eye roll, which is the traditional American signal for: “Yes, I agree.”
Why am I so confident this will happen in 2023? It’s simple. I read it on the internet.
On Dec. 21, I posted the following tweet: “Excited to announce that I am PEOPLE magazine’s 2023 sexiest man alive.” That’s a tweet from the…
