Don't Call it a Come Back

The brilliant people over at Longshot! Magazine just completed their first issue, based on the theme "Come Back."  This concept can go a lot of ways, and obviously all the awesome contributors stretched the idea far and wide.  We didn't get our act together to submit something by the deadline, what with Friday night calling and all, so we're doing it here. 

We haven't had a chance to read the whole issue, so hopefully we aren't stepping on any toes with our compendium of come backs in 2010:

Cats.  The ancient Egyptians loved them; now fashion does too.

Call them what you will -- cuddly lumps of fluff or screeching balls of claws and allergies -- the Spring 2010 runway was filled with felines.  Just check out what The Style File had to say. Or if you're ready to take it to crazy cat lady level right away, check out United Bamboo's kitty couture. (For those keeping track, this calendar is now on our Christmas wish list.)

Not convinced?  Katy Perry also named her cat, Kitty Purry, CEO of the pop singer's company. Watch the video here. Now that's cat power. Oh, no wait -- that's Cat Power.  

Clam alert:  Speaking of Katy Perry, looks like this girl is after our own hearts:

Mustaches.  A time machine for your face. Yeah!

Mustaches have had a long history of ebbs and flows in popularity, and each era seems to have it's own style of choice.

They neared extinction in the 1990's, but now they're back full force, and slaying the ladies left and right.  Mustaches, as has been pointed out by upcoming movie Going the Distance, are really like a time machine back to when "they were king" in the late 70s and early 80s.  Agreed, but we also think it's time for the 'stache to reign supreme again.

Mustaches have been on a steady post-millennial climb, with tons of new events created in their honor, including the "Tache-Off"(2006), the "Mustache March" (2003), and "Movember" (2000).

There is so much photographic gold out there covering mustaches, but we had to give our final nod to Zappa on this one, founder of the controversial Zappa 'Stache -- that is, mustache plus soul patch.  Also, his picture links to a great site breaking down all the official 'stache options out there, so check it out!  And keep this time machine alive.



(Oh hey, and shoutz to Goldenstash in Boston. Woo!)




Vampires. I vant to stick a fork in my eye.

Do we really need to talk about this?  These guys are about to eclipse zombies, and that's just not right.  True Blood has basically destroyed board game night.  Somehow Twilight has tranced more post-tween minds than seems healthy or natural.  At least it's appropriate; those fans are to Edward Cullen what nubile, blonde chicks have been to vampires in general since they first hit the big screen in 1922.

Um, though things have gotten a little sexier since Nosferatu.

Racism.  We can't all just get along.

Whether it's Glenn Beck's fault or not, there's been a surge of racist acts in the U.S.

 A New York taxi driver just got stabbed for being Muslim.
A mosque went up in flames in Tennessee. 
There was this little bill passed in Arizona that you may have heard of.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger lost her job because she couldn't help but bust out the N-word about 8 times more than we expected. 

Hold yourselves back, people!  This is the great melting pot!  Not the great I-punch-you-in-the-face-because-you're-different pot.  (Although, that might not be a bad pot to check out for, like, a second.)


Lesbians.  We're just taking Snooki for her word here.