Tis the season for stand-up philosophy, baldfaced prognostication, and linguistic prestidigitation. Herewith, the only hot list you'll ever need this year — in alphabetical order for easy reference.
| Out | In |
| Afghanistan | Pakistan |
| the Aughts | the Tweens |
| Barack | Michelle |
| bleaching | 1 simple trick, discovered by a mom, to turn yellow teeth white |
| body piercings |
yoga |
| CNN's new direction | Newsweek's new direction |
| FAIL | WIN |
| fitted skull caps | fez |
| Fox News |
getting hit on the head lessons |
| Freemasons | Shriners |
| gas | clean diesel |
| green building |
not building |
| holiday cards | holiday blogs |
| hoodies | yoga |
| hybrids | plug-in hybrids |
| indoor hockey | outdoor hockey |
| iPhone | iTablet |
| Mad Men profile photos on Facebook |
you |
| Old Navy |
the Navy |
| Olympics | World Cup |
| outsourcing | hobos |
| pirates | yoga |
| prostitutes | cocktail waitresses |
| reality TV |
fantasy TV |
| recession |
recess |
| Rock Band | garage bands |
| Sarah Palin |
lobotomies |
| Senate | House |
"Socialism" |
representative democracy |
| Swine Flu | the flu |
| t-shirts with tribal tattoo graphics |
"I'm with stupid" |
| talking heads |
Talking Heads |
| tattoo "sleeves" |
tattoo "leg warmers" |
| Tiger Woods |
Tiger Woods |
| three-letter acronyms | four-letter acronyms |
| Tip O'Neill | Ted Kennedy |
| Twittering | tittering |
| Ugg |
ugh |
| ultimate fighting |
hockey fighting |
| universal health care | universal Medicare |
| vampires | garlic |
Hope this helps.
