Itâll be 25 years since the death of Scots literary icon Sorley MacLean Photograph: Jim Galloway SHORT of an asteroid to finish us all off, or a super-AI to give us a brand new start, we can at least try to weave together anniversaries and “confirmed” events, and attempt a map of next year. (Big emphasis on try and attempt.) To deal with Covid first: here’s hoping for a smooth take-up of the most effective vaccines. And let us trust that due diligence in development and testing has been followed. If so, then the great global grid of commerce, technology, culture and community can sputter back into action. With everyone at a nervous distance from each other, of course.