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The last thing you want to do this summer is be caught spouting last season's wisdom when talking about what's hot right now. Whether you are having the casual conversation at the office, arguing in the bar's outdoor beer garden or trying to impress that hottie at the beach party, keep in mind Page 2's guidelines for what's in and what's passe for Summer 2004:
| WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT: SUMMER 2004 | ||
| Category | Hot | Not Hot |
| Must-see |  Lance Armstrong |
 MLB HR race |
| Playground game | Dodgeball | Streetball |
| Nickname | "Doc Ock" (say, Octavio Dotel?) | "Spider-Man" (F1's Helio C) |
| Dude, she's how old? |  Maria Sharapova |
 Mary-Kate Olsen |
| Ride | Pocket bikes | Pimped anything |
| Gadget | Pedometers | PDAs |
| Summer's sexiest | Olympic swimmers | Olympic volleyballers |
| Steroid issue |  Track stars |
 Baseball players |
| Asian sensation | Shingo Takatsu (CWS) | Kaz Matsui (NYM) |
| Must-listen CD | Beastie Boys | Outkast |
| Cheater?! | Rick Fox | Marion Jones |
| Comedian | Graham Norton | Andy Dick |
| Controversial | Every Olympic event | "This Time It Counts" |
| Beach read | "Wisdom of Crowds" | "Da Vinci Code" |
| Look |  Catwoman leather |
 Superhero logo T-shirts |
| Golf strength | Whatever Phil's doing | Big drives |
| Easy Summer Dating | Craig's List | Friendster |
| Toast of England | Tim Henman | David Beckham |
| Drink | No-carb liquor | Low-carb cola |
| Jersey | Kobe Clippers No. 8 | Retro anything |
| Attribute | Hottie in a bikini | Smarty in a bridle |
| Soccer ticket | Euro teams on US tour | Women's soccer "festivals" |
| Mini-camp QB battle |  Giants (Warner/Manning) |
 Chargers (Rivers/Brees) |
| NBA owner | Still Mark Cuban | Lakers' Jerry Buss |
| Must-see pitcher | 40-y.o. Roger Clemens | Phenom Dontrelle Willis |
| Olympic hoops ticket | USA in Medal Round | Gold Medal game (when US ain't in it) |
| NBA Summerleague headline | "Teen Screamer!" | "Foreign Invasion!" |
| New York Hot Seat | Yankees GM Brian Cashman | Yankees SS Derek Jeter |
| Reality TV | "Wife Swap" | Hair salons |
| Poker game | "World Series 2004" | Running "The Casino" |
| NBA Bandwagon |  New-look Rockets |
 Busted-up Lakers |
| MLB Bandwagon | Devil Rays | Red Sox |
| Boxing momentum | Tyson-Jones | Foreman-Anyone |
| Coaches under fire | "Strength" trainers | College football assistants |
| Lockout! | NBA | NHL |
| Needs more college FB hype | Florida QB Chris Leak | USC WR Mike Williams |
| NBA free-agency sleeper | Quentin Richardson | Darius Miles |
| Ride | Hybrid | Hummer |
| Blast it | Move Ya Body (Nina Sky) | Redneck Woman (Gretchen Wilson) |
| Name to know | Michael Phelps | Kobe's judge |
