The Margin:12 things that should disappear with 2012
Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Jan 7, 2013, 0 Comments
1. Pennies – Abe needs a new coin. Not only are pennies next to worthless, smelly and crawling with germs, but they cost more to make than they are worth.
2. Deep V-necks – Some things are better left to the imagination—like how much hair is on somebody’s chest.
3. Ticketmaster – Convenience fees aren’t so convenient after all.
4. Apocalypse movies – The ratio of end-of-the-world movies to movies about anything else is a bit lopsided lately. C’mon Hollywood.
5. Film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer books.
6. Myspace – If Justin Timberlake couldn’t bring it back, no one can.
7. Tours that never come to Florida – The state is not just for old people anymore, musicians!
8. GMO’s – Why are we tinkering with vegetable genes when we could be making Jurassic Park a reality?
9. The term “hipster” – Few labels have been so carelessly flung around. Having slight sensibilities in fashion, music, food or art do notconstitute hipsterdom. In any case, a real hipster wouldn’t admit to being one.
10. Child leashes – The youngest generation will inherit enough problems without having to deal with whatever psychological side effects accompany being yanked around town like a rabid beasty.
11. Dubstep – There comes a time when one bad genre of music must step aside and make way for the next bad genre.
12. End of the world prophecies – They just don’t seem to be working out, do they?
