Read more trend stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30415/trend.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:03:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73307/why-grandma-texts-better-than-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagText messaging opened up a new—and better—method of communication for Matthew DeBord and his mother (gone were the days of “rambling, nonlinear” phone calls), but he was shocked when he realized his 70-year-old mom wasn’t just good at texting: “Mom texted like someone who’s been texting for years....http://www.newser.com/story/73307/why-grandma-texts-better-than-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73108/leave-porn-sex-to-porn-stars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the middle of an underwhelming bedroom session with a lover she dubbed “Mr. Jackhammer,” Mary Elizabeth Williams had an epiphany: Men (and probably some women) are learning far too many of their moves from porn, and it’s time to stop. “Thinking you can learn to make to love to...http://www.newser.com/story/73108/leave-porn-sex-to-porn-stars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:53:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72951/how-skulls-took-over-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSkulls, once seen as sinister symbols, are now used on everything from children's shirts to underwear. Sara Dickerman of Slate takes a look at how the trend developed: In the 16th century, artists like Albrecht Dürer were still using skulls to remind people of their mortality. French pirate Emanuel Wynn...http://www.newser.com/story/72951/how-skulls-took-over-fashion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 11:08:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71670/dress-like-a-mad-man-for-998.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNeed an excuse to chain smoke and drink excessively in true 1960s style? No problem: Come Monday, you can dress up like Mad Men ’s Don Draper for a mere $998. Brooks Brothers, which has collaborated on the show’s costumes, is rolling out 250 of the “ Mad Men Edition” sharkskin...http://www.newser.com/story/71670/dress-like-a-mad-man-for-998.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:32:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70743/watch-100-youtube-classics-in-4-minutes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to catch up on YouTube’s greatest hits but don’t have the time? No problem: Just watch a new 4-minute mash-up that brings 100 of the best (or worst, depending on your viewpoint) together. Clips include such classics as “Keyboard Cat” and “David After Dentist,” and stars range from Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/70743/watch-100-youtube-classics-in-4-minutes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 15:30:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70281/hipsters-please-stop-with-the-rattails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s a new generation of hipsters “and, if you can believe it, they're sporting something even more disgusting than von Dutch fashions: a rattail,” writes Andrew Belonsky for Gawker. Think it’s no more than an ill-informed fashion decision, “the hairstyle of choice for rednecks and unwashed losers”? Think again: “It...http://www.newser.com/story/70281/hipsters-please-stop-with-the-rattails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 9:57:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67348/haute-couture-alive-kicking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe death knell is ringing once again for haute couture, as it does every decade or so—but don’t count it out yet, writes Amy Fine Collins in Vanity Fair . Though the house of Lacroix recently filed for bankruptcy and Yves Saint Laurent is gone, haute couture has survived much...http://www.newser.com/story/67348/haute-couture-alive-kicking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 15:00:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67189/fag-hag-no-longer-hip-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThanks to Will & Grace , the young gay men of a decade ago were turned “into something unexpected: a must-have item,” writes Thomas Rogers for Salon. Though he was “jockish, pop-culturally illiterate, and dressed in mom jeans,” Rogers “remained a strangely alluring target for a large number of straight women”—...http://www.newser.com/story/67189/fag-hag-no-longer-hip-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 16:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67196/for-lips-hot-pink-is-new-red.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHot pink lipstick is “younger, hipper, and definitely a little more edgy” than red, says a makeup artist to the stars. How best to copy the look of Kim Kardashian, Leighton Meester, and other pink-pouted celebs? Makeup artist Mally Roncal offers USA Today some tips: A matte look might be...http://www.newser.com/story/67196/for-lips-hot-pink-is-new-red.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 14:22:01 CDT