The new year is a time for hope and optimism. It's for putting away the unsightly business of the planet's last trip around our sun and look ahead to a brighter, more idealistic future. It's for coming together to celebrate the fact that, when we work towards a common goal, there's nothing we're not capable of as a unified whole. It's for giving due credit to the arts and humanities that struck a profound chord with us in the previous 12 months and looking ahead at the ones that could do the...