Friday, October 15
 
sucker ponch
slate's take on the life cycle of a trend: the ubiquitous poncho, seen everywhere i've turned in the last few months. i knew things had gone too far when i spotted a frumpy woman in Target wearing a badly machine-knit black one over a lime-green turtleneck, accented by a pumpkin pin. i'd rather see Ugg boots make a comeback.