Time Machine

MATT GROENING/associated press
Jan. 1, 1992: In a traditional “What’s In and What’s Out’’ column, the Globe notes the following as “in’’: Bart Simpson, voice mail, Garth Brooks, black hightops, bungee jumping, Kwanzaa, and karaoke. As for “out’’: The Bank of New England, David Duke, the USSR, blonde jokes and lesbian jokes -- the last two were “out on a tide of PC tastefulness,’’ the newspaper noted.