Good riddance, 2013! Should old cronuts be forgot, and never twerked to mind. With the changing of the calendar, we bid a long-overdue farewell to the silly things that chewed up our so much of our mental bandwidth last year, and say hello to a whole new set of obsessions. So let’s send Miley and her tongue packing, along with Carlos Danger and his selfish selfies, and open our arms to a world of a Jimmy Fallon-hosted “Tonight Show,” increasingly obscure Marvel movies and the impending sun-obscuring pop culture cloud that is the filming of the new “Star Wars” trilogy.

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Out: Jay Leno

In: Jimmy Fallon

Everett Collection (right)Everett Collection (right)

Out: “The Hobbit” trilogy fatigue

In: New “Star Wars” trilogy fatigue


Out: Marvel heroes you’ve heard of (Spider-Man)
In: Marvel heroes you’ve never heard of (Guardians of the Galaxy)


Out: Heavy comfort food: The mac-and-cheese era is over!
In: Sushi bars are packed again in NYC

Anne Wermiel (left)Anne Wermiel (left)

Out: The cronut

In: The other amazing Dominique Ansel creations you’ll discover when you can’t get a cronut, such as the magic soufflé


Out: Sriracha (worldwide shortage!)
In: Harissa (Tunisian hot chili sauce)

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Out: Twerking bad girl Miley Cyrus

In: Potential hot mess Sky Ferreira (who’s touring with Miley this year)

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Out: The Knicks stinking up MSG

In: Billy Joel as MSG’s first musical franchise

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Out: Skinny pants

In: Wide-leg pants, palazzo pants, culottes and other big, slouchy britches


Out: Perfectly done hair
In: Devil-may-care hair (wispy, messy ‘dos)

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Out: Nicholas Brody, “Homeland” anti-hero (Damien Lewis)

In: Peter Quinn, “Homeland” mystery man (Rupert Friend)

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Out: Yeezus (Kanye)

In: New Jesus (Diogo Morgado)of the History Channel miniseries “The Bible”

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Out: John Oliver, heir apparent to “The Daily Show”

In: John Oliver, soon to be a “Daily Show” competitor


Out: Hot-or-not hookup app Tinder
In: Lulu, the Yelp for reviewing dudes


Out: “Ender’s Game”
In: Feminist Young Adult (“Hunger Games,” “Insurgent”)

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