January 1, 2009 -- OUT: 2008 IN: 2009 OUT: Carrie Bradshaw IN: Serena van der Woodsen OUT: Pitying Jennifer Aniston IN: Disliking Jennifer Aniston OUT: Booing the Knicks IN: Ignoring the Knicks OUT: Cocktails IN: Booze Out & In Photo Gallery OUT: The Spotted Pig IN: The John Dory OUT: "Rock of Love" IN: "Celebrity Rehab" OUT: Disliking Paris Hilton IN: Pitying Paris Hilton OUT: The iPhone IN: Hoping Steve Jobs isn't at death's doorstep so Apple can keep releasing new iPhones OUT: Investment bankers IN: Bankruptcy lawyers OUT: Bush IN: Obama OUT: Pining for the broke-ass New York of old IN: The broke-ass New York of new OUT: Irony IN: Irony (Weird, isn't it?) OUT: Tween stars IN: Legal tender OUT: House music IN: Dance rock OUT: Comebacks IN: Staying gone OUT: Clay Aiken IN: The Jonas Brothers OUT: eBay IN: propertyroom.com OUT: Oversharing bloggers IN: Journalists OUT: Accountability IN: Bailouts OUT: Nightlife on Ludlow Street IN: Nightlife on Broome Street OUT: VH1 countdowns IN: YouTube.com "Shreds" videos OUT: $2 subway fare IN: Hell, you might as well take a cab OUT: Saying Brooklyn's cool IN: Going to Brooklyn OUT: Hummers IN: Hybrids OUT: Commercials IN: Viral marketing OUT: Evangelists IN: Intellectuals OUT: Anime IN: Superhero movies OUT: Spider-Man IN: Iron Man OUT: Deejays IN: Musicians OUT: All things retro IN: Invention OUT: The Eldridge IN: Chloe OUT: Kanye West IN: Cornel West OUT: Hating Michael Vick IN: Hating Plaxico Burress OUT: Beyoncé Knowles IN: Sasha Fierce OUT: Memoirs IN: Documentaries OUT: Xenophobia IN: Patriotism OUT: Bryant Park tents IN: Intimate showrooms OUT: American leading men IN: Foreign leading men OUT: Watching "Saturday Night Live" on TV IN: Watching "Saturday Night Live" clips online OUT: Full-figured models, actresses as models IN: Actual models OUT: Ultimate Fighting IN: Gotham Girls Roller Derby OUT: Meaningless sex IN: Meaningless sex while thinking about James Franco OUT: Drinking wine out of fine Riedel stemware IN: Drinking cheap swill out of baby bottles OUT: Celeb chefs IN: Cult butchers OUT: Vacations IN: Staycations OUT: Florent IN: Veselka Bowery OUT: Anna Wintour IN: Carine Roitfeld OUT: Reservation scalpers IN: Reservations, anyone? OUT: Stocks IN: Gold bullion OUT: Buying Grey Goose in a club IN: Sneaking Mad Dog into a club OUT: TV weasel Jeremy Piven IN: Real-life weasel Jeremy Piven OUT: Throwing fruit IN: Throwing shoes OUT: Tara Reid as a punch line IN: Tara Reid's career as a leading . . . BWA-HA-HA-HA OUT: Bikram IN: Drinking yourself into a comatose state OUT: Credit IN: Cold, hard cash OUT: Landlords IN: Tenants OUT: Bipolar disorder IN: Whatever meds Britney's taking OUT: Auto industry IN: Delicious, reliable soup OUT: Office holiday parties IN: Office cuddle parties OUT: Overpriced designer frippery IN: Practical Northface and Uggs |