2022: What’s Out, What’s In?
By • December 30, 2021 0 1328
What’s Out? What’s In?
Delta Omicron
Queen’s Gambit Squid Game
Trump International Hotel, D.C. Waldorf Astoria, D.C.
Facebook’s facial recognition Meta’s brand recognition
Unruly classrooms Unruly school board meetings
Dogecoin NFTs
Wow! A Dogecoin! Photo by Rudolphs Klintsons for Pexels.com.
WVA Senator tours coal mines WVA Senator gives houseboat tours
Evil Voldemort Evil J.K. Rowling
Has Voldemort flipped the tables on author J.K. Rowling? Photo of J.K. Rowling from her IMDb page.
Eye shadow #shadowwork
Kenn Jennings Advises Aaron Rogers Aaron Rogers
NASA Billionaires
Disrupting the virus transmission chain Disruptions in the supply chain
Presidential cognitive test Presidential prostate exam
Can’t keep track of Netflix shows Can’t keep track of streaming subscriptions
Hiking through forest Forest bathing
Keep Workers on the Job The Great Resignation
Flight attendant gives passengers pillows Flight attendant duct tapes passengers
U.S. gymnasts: brave floor routines U.S. gymnasts: brave testimony on House floor
Jack Dorsey’s new beard Jack Dorsey’s old beard
Sporting a tux at fundraising gala Sporting a tux for My Pillow Guy interview
Major White House staff overhauls Major bites visitors to Oval Office
Holidays on Zoom Family reunions
Shuttered restaurants Ghost kitchens
Pick-up meals only Crowded streateries
Mask mandates Masks optional (maybe)
Remote learning Back to school (Thank God!)
Remote work Hybrid confusion
Pandemic pets Pandemic pet psychologists
Workwear sweats and PJs “Hard pants” and real shoes
Peloton and streaming workouts Back to the gym
Virtual Performances IRL
GOP GQP
Governing Demagoguing
Voting rights Voter suppression
PC Woke
D.C. ward boundaries Redistricting
Saving Spending
Taking American institutions for granted Fearing for our democracy
Kim and Kanye Kim and… Pete Davidson?
At the end of 2021, Pete Davidson appears to be the world’s most magnetic man. Photo of Pete Davidson from his IMDb page.
Dieting Body Positivity
Taylor Swift’s originals Taylor Swift’s re-recorded works
Millennial pink Warm tones
Flannels Shackets (aka Shirt Jackets)
Low-rise jeans High-waisted ’90s jeans
Movie theater premiers Movie streaming premiers
Listening to radio Listening to podcasts
Being unvaccinated Being boostered
Cash Crypto
Nation building Infrastructure
Contestants Who Speak Recognizable English
on the Great British Baking Show This Year’s Liverpudlian bakers
Posh Benedict Cumberbatch Grizzled cowboy Benedict Cumberbatch
In 2021, the new grizzled Benedict Cumberbatch has delivered a shock to our posh sensibilities. Photo from Benedict Cumberbatch’s IMBd page.
Feel good stories at end of TV news Whatever’s recorded on nation’s doorcams
“I once climbed Mt. Everest.” “I’m a social influencer.”
“I’m a social influencer! Check out my food!” Photo by Blue Bird for Pexels.com.
Canned stadium crowd noises Actual stadium crowd noises
Flying drones on earth Flying drones on Mars
Did we really fly a drone on Mars? Photo by A Koolshooter for Pexels.com.
Gene editing bad because GMOs Gene editing good because mRNA vaccines
17-Year cicadas Usual annoying bugs and insects
Photo of cicada by Michael Kropiewnicki for Pexels.com.
