io9’s staffers have put together their favorite stories of last year, for your delectation and amusement. You may have missed these the first time, so dig in. And of course, Happy New Year to those of you who track time using the Gregorian calendar!
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Entertainment
How Could Disney Do This to Maleficent?
https://gizmodo.com/how-could-disney-do-this-to-maleficent-1585013187
Why Nobody Ever Asks If Irony Has Ruined Science Fiction
https://gizmodo.com/why-nobody-ever-asks-if-irony-has-ruined-science-fictio-1640509853
Star Wars Needs to Get Over the Jedi
https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-needs-to-get-over-the-jedi-1639503706
Lessons from the Surprising Success of Guardians of the Galaxy
https://gizmodo.com/just-a-few-months-ago-everybody-was-writing-about-how-1617011259
10 Stupid Arguments People Use to Defend Comic Book Sexism
https://gizmodo.com/10-stupid-arguments-people-use-to-defend-comic-book-sex-1636381824
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Amazing Spoiler FAQ
https://gizmodo.com/the-amazing-spider-man-2-the-amazing-spoiler-faq-1572405038
Science and Speculation
Can You Solve the Hardest Logic Puzzle in the World?
https://gizmodo.com/can-you-solve-the-hardest-logic-puzzle-in-the-world-1642492269
Brian Greene Answers Your Questions About String Theory
https://gizmodo.com/brian-greene-is-here-to-answer-questions-about-superstr-1541336914
How Humanity Will Conquer Space without Rockets
https://gizmodo.com/how-humanity-will-conquer-space-without-rockets-1676441431
The Secret to Holding Your Breath for 20 Minutes
https://gizmodo.com/the-secret-to-holding-your-breath-for-20-minutes-1542451520
How a Mysterious Body Part Called Fascia Is Challenging Medicine
https://gizmodo.com/how-a-mysterious-body-part-called-fascia-is-challenging-1598939224
10 Pseudoscience Theories We’d Like to See Retired Forever
https://gizmodo.com/10-pseudo-science-theories-wed-like-to-see-retired-fore-1592128908
What Would It Take to Turn New York Into a Megacity?
https://gizmodo.com/what-would-it-take-to-turn-new-york-into-a-megacity-1641252944
10 Horrifying Technologies That Should Never Be Allowed to Exist
https://gizmodo.com/10-horrifying-technologies-that-should-never-be-allowed-1635238363
How Would Christianity Deal with Extraterrestrial Life?
https://gizmodo.com/how-would-christianity-deal-with-extraterrestrials-1609896927
The Lost Empire that Ruled the Silk Road
https://gizmodo.com/sogdia-the-lost-empire-that-ruled-the-silk-road-1553078058
What Kind of Armor Did Medieval Women Really Wear?
https://gizmodo.com/what-kind-of-armor-did-medieval-women-really-wear-1502779338
