Here at Toronto Standard, we’re done with year-end lists before we’ve even, well, done them. On to the next! And best. And worst. And weirdest. And so it goes. Here our editorial assistant gives us the lowdown about what to expect for the future… of the future? 
Photo: Flickr, awhazlett 1) Annyeong! K-Pop will finally find popularity in the West. Why in 2012? Because the future is now… And Japan hasn’t been cool since Nigo was still riding the BAPE wave (*cringe*). South Korea, thankfully, has embraced the best aspects of American mainstream pop music from 2003, which include pop hooks that sound like Britney, the influence of hip hop/R&B, and those music videos where nothing happens but everyone looks pretty. And the dancing! The dancing! I’m not alone here, either; North America’s got some loud K-Pop supporters in Kansa City rockers Elite Gymnastics, and Refinery 29 just did a piece about it. Oh, and people love it on that thing called the internet. 2) People from the 2046 will hack stuff. John Titor came from the future and spoke on a forum not too long ago. So it’s bound to happen again. Hacking’s the obvious next step for time travel–if history’s taught us anything, it’s that people from the future are going to be as curious and irresponsible as we are now. Hackers from the future, will probably be more evil, hacking our bank accounts and stealing identities to mess up future reputations. So, hackers, if you’re reading this: make sure you at least upload some photos on the FashionSpot of your time’s most coveted sartorial selections before you overtake the government. (They will most likely resemble the garb of K-Pop musicians.) 3) Newt Gingrich will travel into space. He’s already expressed an interest in using the Moon as a mining resource, so why wouldn’t he head up there and have a peek himself? Richard Branson will undoubtedly support this venture, helping Gingrich to raise his popularity with the younger generation. Still, something will malfunction and us Earthlings will lose Newt forever. He’ll be okay though. I hear space has a thriving swingers scene. 4) Something something something with the Large Hadron Collider and the God particle. Something bad’s gonna happen. The God particle? Ugh–we’re too powerful. Jessica Carroll is the Toronto Standard’s editorial assistant. She’s really pretty and writes a daily column about stuff she thinks is funny/great on the internet. She also tweets at @jssckr.
