new year

Welcome, 2014. As we said goodbye to 2013, a whole mess of our favorite celebs were Instagramming photos of their big night out, tweeting messages about the past and the future, all the while enjoying the present.

Lake Superior State University in Michigan has created a list of words to be banished for each new year, based on your suggestions.  The list goes all the way back to 1976 and has been a staple every New Year's Day since.  The most overused and annoying words of 2012 are put on the list for us to avoid...

The hangover has subsided, and the noise makers and funny hats have been thrown away, so now New Year’s revelers are just left with the resolutions they made when the clock struck midnight. Unfortunately, most of us may even throw those out as well.

As one year ends and another begins, the promise of the future leads us to think of what can be. Many of us set resolutions for the new year, others simply have excitement and hopes for what the the future will bring. As we step into 2012, the MIX staff shares their hopes, goals, excitement, and resolutions for the new year...

According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe that 2012 will be a good year.

The new year is almost here, so it seems fitting to take a look back at the top 10 most visited stories of 2011. Ranked by total hits from January through December, here are the most visited stories you checked out this year.