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What's In and Out for 2009

A new year, a new inane list of trends that are sure to look dumb by December

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 1, 2009 2:36 PM CST

(Newser) – The New Year is here, and that means it’s time to clean out the cultural wardrobe. Hank Stuever of the Washington Post offers his annual take on things that are so last year, and others sure to be cool in the next 12 months:

  • Out: LOLcats
  • In: “Garfield Minus Garfield”
  • Out: Dressing like “Mad Men”
  • In: Drinking like “Mad Men”
  • Out: Twittering
  • In: Slow blogging

  • Out: Wolverine
  • In: Watchmen
  • Out: Alec Baldwin comeback
  • In: Mickey Rourke comeback
  • Out: Goth
  • In: Steampunk
  • Out: Using. Periods. For. Emphasis.
  • In: CAPSLOCK IS BACK!
  • Out: Things white people like
  • In: Things Michelle Obama likes
  • Out: Sleeping in parking lots to buy new iPhone
  • In: Sleeping in parking lots
  • Out: Searching one’s soul
  • In: Searching one’s wallet
For more, check out the link below.

Sorry 'Lost,' you and your complicated brethren are apparently 'out,' in favor of simple shows like 'The Mentalist.'
Sorry 'Lost,' you and your complicated brethren are apparently 'out,' in favor of simple shows like 'The Mentalist.'   (AP Photo/ABC, Mario Perez, HO)
Michael Phelps, your 15 minutes are up.
Michael Phelps, your 15 minutes are up.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill/FILE)
Jon Hamm, left, and January Jones portray Don and Betty Draper in the AMC original series, Mad Men.
Jon Hamm, left, and January Jones portray Don and Betty Draper in the AMC original series, "Mad Men."   (AP Photo/AMC)
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