The Washington Post annually publishes The List: What's In and Out which is written by Hank Stuever, who writes and comments on style for the Arts and Living section of the newspaper. The List, (typically published annually at the beginning of a new year) itemizes people, places, things, and even ideas--and rates them as either "out" (not popular, not fun, not recommended) or "in" (popular, fun, and recommended).

The list has been criticized for being mostly or completely subjective. Sometimes a person has been considered both "Out" and "In" (for example, Madonna in 1985 and Al Gore in 2007). At other times, the list makes indirect references to people; also in 2007, listed as "Out" is "Wrestling-coach voice" (this is a veiled reference to out-going Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert) while listed as "In" is "Mother-of-five voice" (a veiled reference to in-coming Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi).

"Out" and "In" for 2007

The following is a partial list of things "Out" and "In" for 2007:

Out	In
"America's Next Top Model"	"Ugly Betty"
OxyContin	Oxytocin
Hugh Jackman	Daniel Craig
Al Gore	Al Gore
"Seinfeld" reruns	"How I Met Your Mother"
Anderson Cooper	Keith Olbermann
Wrestling-coach voice	Mother-of-five voice
Jim Gaffigan	Dane Cook
Led Zeplin	"Danity Kane"
Monica Lewinsky, pizza girl	Monica Lewinsky, economist
Penn State	Boise State
Driving drunk	Driving nude

"Out" and "In" for 2008

The following is a partial list of things "Out" and "In" for 2008:

Out	In
Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer	Heath Ledger as the Joker
Sex	Naps
AP Calculus	Latin Class
Jason Bourne	Indiana Jones
HBO	Showtime
Marc Jacobs	Marc Jacob's clothes
Cheetah Girls	Jonas Brothers
Sudoku	Scrabulous
Pomegranates	Persimmons
Hannah Montana tickets for your daughter	529 fund for your daughter
Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart	Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock
Meerkats	Squirrels

See also

• The Washington Post
• Hank Stuever
• Style
• Pop culture
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008

External links

• The Official "In and Out" List for 2007
• The Official "In and Out" List for 2008