It was a bummer of a year in world news, but let's look beyond that for a moment. It was also, weirdly, a year in which entertainment news frequently bled over into front page headlines. Even our escapism couldn't escape from the general sludgy state of affairs in 2014. Bill Cosby is allegedly not the beloved icon most remember, #gamergate underscored the rampant, aggressive misogyny of many male video game enthusiasts, and The Interview brought about an actual international incident—and that's all just been the past few months! Perhaps all this negativity helped us appreciate the brights spots even more, though.
