Howard Anglin: What’s in and what’s out in 2024

Do you want to know what to expect in 2024? Look somewhere else. This is a half-serious, half-facetious list (and I don’t even know which is which) drawing on observations and conversations on both sides of the Atlantic. It is a list for people who have ever wondered “What is the next turmeric?” Or thought, “I’ve heard good things about the skiing in Amirsoy, but will anyone I know be there?” It is my list, and even I wouldn’t trust it.  OUTINminimalismclutterOntarioQuébecennuimalaiseGeorge BrownD’Arcy McGeecigarspipesvapescigarettesJustin TrudeauSophie Grégoire TrudeaufrustrationangerBudapestBucharestChe Guevara t-shirtsMoshe Dayan t-shirtscoffee breakslunch breaksFloridaMaineoccupationgunboat diplomacyScotland’s lochsScotland’s beachesJacqueline Kennedy Onassis style iconCarolyne Bessette-Kennedy style iconPre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodWhistler—Sargent bromancebeardssideburnsGrotiusSuárezScottish ginSpanish ginhistorical-pastoral tragical-historicalanti-woke Rightanti-woke Leftdry whitesoff-dry whitesAl WaxmanBruno GerussiEVshybridsIslayCampbelltownNCAA basketballEuroleagueWestern Roman EmpireEastern Roman EmpireCharlotte BrontëEmily BrontëSpanish FalangismLebanese PhalangismSense and Sensibilia Names and Necessityveteransrookiesdessertsdigestifsthe bully pulpitendynamistic powerhuman dignityrights for robotsopaquesheermemoirsbiographiesAlexander WaughAuberon WaughPineau des CharentesCarcavelos Christopher HitchensPeter Hitchensvia positivavia negativablockingignoringsmoothiessoupsBertie WoosterRupert Psmithhandbagsfashion totesdeclinefallJohn HumphreyCharles de KoninckGeorgian townhousesEdwardian flatsquiet quittingwork to ruleRoald Dahl’s children’s storiesRoald Dahl’s adult storiesDMsvoice notesparkspiazzasgirl mathbro sciencebowdlerisationexpurgationthe mediathe silent majoritythinking about the Roman Empirethinking about the Holy Roman EmpireAnthony TrollopeAnthony PowellApuliaLiguriaFidel CastroSimón BolívarImpressionist cityscapesRomantic landscapesmackerelbranzinoGentileschiBronzinoTonka beantamarindBernese Mountain DogsNewfoundlandersBeverley McLachlin’s airport fictionRobert Borden’s translations of GoetheSlovenian beachesAlbanian beachesilliberal democratic backslidingliberal democratic backslidingCNNCSPANbridgesferriesweekend golfweekday golfillegal border-crossingvisa overstayscar audio systemscar video systemsbook clubschoirsNetflix and chilldinner and a movieJimmy Carter Gerald Fordlacrosserugbybike laneswalking paths“pursuing our own good in our own way”“a manly, moral, regulated liberty”mindfulnessprimal screamsModiglianiBrancusiGeorge OrwellCyril Connollybusiness cardscalling cardscontraceptionpregnancysmoked cocktailsfood-infused cocktails[mfn]But I’m still not ordering either.[/mfn]Michael Ondaatje’s fictionMichael Ondaatje’s poetrymatchaprobably something even worsecivilisationits discontentslegislative powerexecutive powerfenceshedgesThe Greek islandsThe Greek mainlandcitrusfloralPRC election interferencePRC cultural disruptionincomeinheritancelake housesriver houseshoundstoothtartanGeorgian orange wineBulgarian pét-natmushroom drinksmushroom everythinggenocide“genocide”loft conversionsbarn conversionsclean linestassels and fringesfood deliveryfrozen mealsThe BalkansThe BalticsOld FashionedSazerachotelsstaying with friendssobrietycelibacyflower gardenskitchen gardensColombiaPeruginger groupsAdullamite factionsFlorenceRavennakalecabbagecottagescabinssuperstitionwitchcraftknitting thatching Nutellapistachio creamflavoured honey flavoured mustardScottish foldsBritish shorthairsMarina AbramovicYoko Onograssdirtexhibitionspermanent collectionshoodiesovershirtsNew York steakhousesParis steakhousesproseccochampagnetweedcorduroyReagan DemocratsAttlee Conservativescacio e pepela gricia fusionregionalgoing for it on fourth downfake puntsorganic farmingregenerative farmingMillennial imposter syndromeGen Alpha brash ignoranceEastern Canadian winesWestern Canadian winesWest Coast American winesEast Coast American winesironyhypersentimentalismimpeachment25th Amendmentshort storiesmultivolume novelsurban bee hivesurban pollinator gardensblack trufflewhite truffleZermattCerviniafleeceshearlingsoccerrugbyminimum wageautomationliterary fictionliterary non-fictionplasticglasshopsmaltspolitical platformspolitical principlesTaylor SwiftAmy Winehouselatteshot chocolateScandinavian modernCalifornia modernamarovermouthHart TrophyTed Lindsay Awardcutting post-secondary fundingcutting post-secondary enrolmentLeft bankRight bankproper Canadian spellingwrong American spellingblaming Boomersresenting Gen-XpunctuationdashesFormula 1bullfighting‘80s nostalgia‘90s nostalgiabackyard chickensbackyard duckscelebratory champagneeveryday champagnemoneytimeJordan PetersonGeorge Grantheritage tomatoesheritage applesrentinglodgingtillingmulching“defund the police”phthano-paranomic powerCartesian scientismViconian humanismsingle source chocolatesingle source honeyNBA basketballOlympic basketballfaux furreal furAthensJerusalemPerry MasonSam Spadecoordinatedmismatchedprophetsmysticsweaknessstrengthbuttonssnaps And, of course, always out: George Bernard Shaw. 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