• more about #newyear more comments →
    MikeSmith: Since "myth" has been changed to the less-effective "belief system," I believe the Christians who read this page are no longer being properly marginal... more »
    Grey_Area: Oh, and by the way, that image-totally 'P'shopped. I call shenanagins. THIS IS A DISASTER!!!!1!11! more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: What I can't figure out is why the word "myth" bothers so many people. Myth just means "story." The connotation of falseness is something we can cho... more »
    Meirelle: Hey, guess what, guys? I know the topic of this Sunday's Ouroboros! :D more »
    phoenix: Happy New Year! :D more »
    strider_mt2k: -and there was much rejoicing. (yay) Happy New Year, io9 and many many more! :D more »
    Lassus: Personally I still can't figure out why any particular religion deserves any more respect than, say, Scientology. more »
    Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.: man, I got here late, and am stuck with this midlevel horse, all the high ones are gone... I'm pretty sure there are Christians who are jerks...and th... more »
    RAHfanboy: If anybody has trouble opening a can of worms, just let me know. I seem to have a knack. more »
    corpore-metal: Imagine how bad cross-cultural calendar woes will get if faster than light travel is possible and interstellar civilizations form. more »
    Meirelle: Yeah? Well guess what-- I offend ALL OF YOU! Muahahaha!!11!!!1!!1 more »
    gods-n-clods: Everybody can jibber-jabber all they want-- what I know is that Western Civ's New Year sucks. Everything's closed today. Chinese New Year-- now that i... more »
    Grey_Area: Well at least no one is objecting to "revolution of our planet around the sun". (And now, 30 irate comments from members of the Flat Earth Society...) more »
    Annalee Newitz: Changed the word "myth" to "belief system," which is what I meant. It's true that I don't believe in a Christian God, but it is not my intent to alien... more »
    Kiamat: In this case it just happens to be a crack that affects me personally, but I would have made a similar reply if the post had gone out of its way to mo... more »
  • #happynewyear

    In Our Tiny Corner of the Universe, 2009 Has Arrived

    It is time to celebrate the complete revolution of our planet around the sun by assigning to it an arbitrary number based on a Western belief system. Happy New Year, humans!
  • #triviagasm

    Science Fiction’s Predictions for the Year 2009

    As we bid farewell to 2008, it’s time to find out what the new year will hold. Amazing technologies? Alien lifeforms? Giant monsters? We look at science fiction’s predictions for the year 2009.