In the place of end-of-year lists and resolutions, we've rounded up 13 acts worth getting to know for 2013. The athlete, the artist, the rapper, the soul-singer, the ingénue, the heartthrob—check in daily as we count down the talent of the twentyteens. 

   CELEBRITIES PUBLISHED: 12/10/12

Elliot Allagash tells the story of Seymour Herson, a pathetic and unpopular eighth-grader who's taken under the wing of the title character, an eccentric teenage billionaire who's recently transferred to his private school in Manhattan and who teaches Seymour everything there is to know about manipulation—while transforming him completely.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/17/13

We've never owned a pair of headphones we'd consider handing down through the generations as a family heirloom—but this pretty pair, by Bang & Olufsen, might just change that. They're specially designed to age beautifully, gaining a patina through the years that might call to mind your dad's old briefcase.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/10/13

No one in The Assembled Parties is more articulate, or more charming, than Jessica Hecht's Julie, the matriarch of the lovely, lucky family (or so they seem, at first) that owns the palatial Upper West Side townhouse where the play takes place.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/08/13

To hear gravel-voiced beatnik troubadour Tom Waits tell it, the process by which he and his longtime friend, the photographer, designer, and director Anton Corbijn, have collaborated over the years has been pretty simple.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/07/13

Sure, you could try your luck at the Proenza Schouler sample sale, officially underway now on Mercer Street...  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/26/13

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty moves deftly between reconstructed scenes and imagined ones, as well as between live action and multiple styles of animation. Challenging and charming, the film has played at 40-plus festivals and counts Jay-Z and Wyatt Cenac among its executive producers.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/25/13

There aren't many brides left who purposefully choose tacky taffeta monstrosities for their bridesmaids—but for the fashion-conscious and affianced, the lovely but ubiquitous J.Crew offerings won't do, either. Your ladies deserve something unexpected (particularly if you're footing the bill).  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/23/13