a la mode

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Just as the dystopian government of George Orwell's "1984" was able to declare that 2+2=5, when you reach a certain level of clout and celebrity, when you are the ones who dictate what is and isn't a la mode, and what is and isn't trendy, you can declare that not bathing is the new bathing, and probably get away with it.

From Salon

An Apple Pie a la Mode in partnership with fellow Seattle pop-up Grayseas Pies; and Wu-Tang Forever, a French vanilla, butter-pecan chocolate deluxe.

From Seattle Times

Thanks to the farmhouse boom, wooden features are a la mode.

From Washington Post

Reid and Babyface, but the à la mode New Jack Swing beats did not disguise the pallid songs and performances.

From Los Angeles Times

If the struggling family farm is in danger of being sold to big-city developers if the family doesn’t come up with enough cash by Christmas Eve, as in Lifetime’s “Christmas a la Mode,” viewers can rest assured that a Christmas miracle will arrive just in time.

From Los Angeles Times