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If ever there was a year we were eager to see vanish in the rear-view mirror, it’s 2020. Yet ringing in 2021 will obviously be more complicated than is traditional. Going out and having fun is essentially a public health hazard. This New Year’s Eve will be largely a virtual affair.
Happily, however, there are still plenty of options. Obviously, none will come close to the real thing, but in a year in which scraping by has become a way of life, a virtual New Year’s Eve celebration doesn’t feel like the worst idea ever. Also, many of us secretly or not so secretly loathe December 31 anyway. For these individuals, snuggling up on the couch is a more than acceptable ‘plan B’.