Here’s our annual list of what’s hot and what’s not as we head into ’09
The rise and fall of 2008: What's in, what's out
It was a year that saw meteoric rises (Barack Obama) and falls (Eliot Spitzer), an exhilarating summer Olympics, and more battles on “The View” than we’ve seen since Rosie left.
Britney was out, out, out with a meltdown in January, then back at the top at the end of the year with her new CD, “Circus,” although PETA blasted the video for using exploited lions and elephants.
Suddenly, “Saturday Night Live” was a must-see again, with Tina Fey, as Sarah “You betcha!” Palin, uttering one of the best lines of the year: “I can see Russia from my house!” “American Idol” brought us the Battle of the Davids, with David … Cook announced the winner at 10:00:01, just as people’s DVRs clicked off.
It wasn’t enough to be a pregnant celebrity anymore; Jennifer Lopez upped the ante with twins in February and Angelina met the challenge in July. Maybe because the magazines doubled the payouts when the babies came in twos?
At the end of the year, the image of President Bush nimbly ducking two hurled shoes as the Secret Service kept a low profile launched a million cartoons, and videos. And for what will probably be a long time, O. J. is in. Which means he’s out. So, here is our annual In/Out list. If you want to be IN, read on:
IN .....................................................OUT
Bulls.....................................................Bills
Obama Nation.......................................Bush League
Canadian shoppers................................Parking spots
Tina Fey................................................Sarah Palin
Black Market.........................................Stock Market
Mets.....................................................Indians
Pregnant Man........................................Pregnant pop stars
Caroline...............................................Hillary
Leno.....................................................Conan
Ashley Alexandra Dupre.........................Eliot Spitzer
Playoffs.................................................BCS
Turner Gill.............................................Dick Jauron
Guitar Hero...........................................Sports heroes
Britney..................................................Britney
Shark....................................................Tiger
JAniston................................................ScarJo
Vinyl.....................................................CDs
Orchard Park.........................................Toronto
Robert Downey Jr...................................Edward Norton
Meryl Streep sings..................................Meryl Streep acts
HSM......................................................LOL
Bailout..................................................Jobs
Staycation.............................................Tourism
Erie Canal Harbor...................................The Aud
Renewable Energy..................................Offshore drilling
Work until death.....................................Retirement
Coca-Cola Field......................................Dunn Tire Park
Facebook...............................................MySpace
Frugality................................................Frivolity
Robert Pattinson.....................................Daniel Radcliffe
Charming Tom Cruise.............................Crazy Tom Cruise
YouTube highlights..................................Watching 'SNL'
Gordon Ramsay, philanderer...................Gordon Ramsay, family man
Hamster eats popcorn on piano................Sneezing baby panda
Throwing shoes.......................................Pounding shoe on desk
Spanx....................................................Thongs
Change..................................................Stay the course
Tap water...............................................Bottled water
Living roofs.............................................Windmills
Eating locally..........................................Eating globally
Jumpsuits...............................................Pantsuits
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