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

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What's In and Out for 2009 — Sorry 'Lost,' you and your complicated brethren are apparently 'out,' in favor of simple shows like 'The Mentalist.' (AP Photo/ABC, Mario Perez, HO)

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. (More New Year stories.)

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