I don't think i have actual psychic powers. But I must have some sort of extrasensory perception, because my prediction columns for the past two years have been freakishly on target: For 2010, I accurately predicted both a Sarah Palin reality show and the name of my unborn child--and it wasn't even a common name. For 2011, I predicted the further destabilization of Pakistan and a pimento-cheese craze. Eerie, huh?
This year, though, predictions are easy. That's because they don't have to last very long. The ancient Mayans have a calendar that predicts the end of the world on Dec. 21,...