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PHOTOS: Hipsters On Bicycles

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Bike Culture, Book News, Hipster Book, Hipster, Hipster Bikes, Bike Book, Bicycle Culture, Hipster Bike, Slideexpand, Hipsters, Bike Style, Books News

Originally intended as nothing more than a swift means of transportation, bicycles have morphed into something more. In traffic-heavy urban areas, bik...

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'Girls' Makes Casting Call For Diverse 'Hipster Types'

Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Girls, Brooklyn Hipsters, New York Culture, NY Culture, Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Hbo, Hipsters, HBO Girls, Lena Dunham, Lena Dunham Girls, Video, New York News

Lena Dunham responded to the copious criticisms that her hit HBO dramedy Girls wasn't diverse last week, telling NPR's Fresh Air, “Now we have the o...

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The Evolution of YOLO

The Black Sheep Online | Posted 05.22.2012

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There are two lessons to be learned here. First, bad trends die. Hard. Whenever you decide to buy into one, expect to be made fun of in the near future. Second, YOLO is dumb. Everyone does stupid things.

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WATCH: A Video Guide To Hipsterdom

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Hipster Hunt Guide, Hipster Dress, David Hajdu, Hipster, Hipster Definition, Hipster Clothes, Hipster Hunt Video, Hipster Hunt, Hipsters, Guide to Hipsters, Culture News

The term "hipster" might have been mainstreamed in part by Brooklyn resident Robert Lanham's 2003 book, "The Hipster Handbook," but the term has a lon...

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New York Times Deems Popular Local Neighborhood 'The New Mission'

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Sfist, Sf Nopa, Nopa Neighborhood San Francisco, NoPa Is the New Mission, Nopa New York Times, San Francisco Nopa, New York Times, New York Times Travel, Hipsters, Western Addition, Popeye's, Gentrification, Nopa, San Francisco News

Every so often, someone from the New York Times will bravely fly over the vast majority of the county, land in the San Francisco Bay Area and official...

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Goodbye J-School, Hello World

Anna Hiatt | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia University, Graduate School, College, Journalism School, New York Hipsters, Columbia Journalism Graduates, New Yorkers, Hipsters, Columbia Journalism School, New York News

Our whirlwind friendship began what seems like a century ago. It was before the moment that New York became "home." "It shall be a carnival of the liver," he said.

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The Beastie Boys Were the Original Hipsters

Pauline Millard | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Downtown, Dov Charney, East Village, Hipsters, Beastie Boys, Unintentional Hipsters, New York City, Creative, Entertainment News

With Yauch's passing, it really is the end of an era. New York City is a very different place than it was when the Beasties were coming up in the game, and music and art can't move forward when the artists themselves are in many ways trying to recreate the past.

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Etsy's Best Gifts For Hipster Moms

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Etsy, Presents for Mom, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Hipster Mom, Motherhood, Mother's Day Gift Guide, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Mother's Day Gifts, Slideexpand, Mothers Day, Hipsters, Mothers, Parents News

Mother's Day is May 13th -- so if you're reading this now, there's still time to get something great. Really, even though most mothers say they just w...

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A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’

Jezebel | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Hipster Racism, Racism, Hipsters, Black Voices News

There's been a lot of talk these last couple of weeks about "hipster racism" or "ironic racism"--or, as I like to call it, racism. It's, you know, int...

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10 Ways To Pretend You're A 'Foodie'

Anna Brones | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Foodie Humor, Farmers Market, Food, Artisan, Food Snobs, Mason Jars, Hipsters, Slidepollajax, Foodies, Food Writing, Locavore, Food News

As much as you cringe at the word "foodie" - and don't we all? - there are moments that it's worth pretending you're one.

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PHOTOS: America's Best Cities For Hipsters

Travel + Leisure | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Indie, Travel, Hipster, Hipsters, Travel + Leisure, Slidepollajax, Travel News

A smirking attitude toward mainstream institutions means they frequent cool, often idiosyncratic restaurants, shops, and bars, the same kinds of venues that appeal to many travelers.

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What Are All the Cool Kids Up to These Days?

Quora | Posted 04.06.2012

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The rise of "hipsterdom" has turned cool on its head. All of a sudden you have people making throwbacks to all parts of historic culture in an attempt to be "authentic." You can pickle things or do urban beekeeping... and all of a sudden it's cool.

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Why The 'Hipster' Generation-Y Africa Movement Must Evolve

Jonathan Kalan | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Kony 2012, Charity, Gen Y, Africa, Nonprofits, Marketing, Invisible Children, Media, Hipsters, Activism, Impact News

Life for the "pampered" generation may finally be getting tougher. We are becoming more critical, analytical, rational and judgmental. We are, *GASP!*, growing up and maturing. And so are our idealistic tendencies.

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Gavin McInnes' How to Piss in Public

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Counterculture, Vice Magazine, Memoir, Hipsters, Life Advice, Comedy, How to Piss in Public. Gavin Mcinnes How to Piss in Public, Gavin Mcinnes, Gavin Mcinnes Book, Books News

Gavin McInnes's memoir How To Piss in Public is one that I highly recommend. It's not only insanely hilarious in a mental hospital sort of way but it's also so outlandishly offensive that you get tricked into thinking it is totally politically correct.

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Brooklyndia

Nora Zelevansky | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Hipsters, Portland, Humor, Satire, Comedy, New York, Brooklyn, Portlandia, Comedy News

A few months ago, I relocated from Los Angeles to Portland. My husband insists that we moved to Brooklyn instead -- Park Slope to be exact. (That was our intention.) But I'm not convinced.

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Hipsters Get Stopped-And-Frisked Too

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Williamsburg Brooklyn, Stop and Frisks, Nypd Stop and Frisks, Hipsters, New York News, New York Civil Liberties Union, Ny News, New York News

The New York Civil Liberties Union recently compiled the top 10 neighborhoods for NYPD stop-and-frisks. Unsurprisingly, the stops occurred more freque...

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Hipster Counterculture Not Unique

The Daily Collegian | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Countercultures, Hipster Culture, What Is a Hipster, Hipster Ironic, Beatniks, Hipster Kids, Hipster Beatniks, Hipsters, Hipster Clothing, Hipster Attitude, College News

America relies on the youth to be impassioned, outraged, inspired. We're supposed to embrace high ideals and rage against the authorities that threaten those deals. Well, I'm sorry, but I don't trust the hipsters to do that.

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Police in Georgia Evict Anti-Wal-Mart Occupiers

Al Norman | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Occupy Athens, Leo Kottke, Clarke County, Wal-Mart, People for a Better Athens, Gq Magazine, Southern Living, Madeleine Peyroux, B-52s, R.E.M., Hipsters, University of Georgia, Zombies, Business News

The cops in one southern city were busy this past week cleaning a group of Occupiers from the front steps of City Hall in the middle of the night.

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Adidas Releases Cowboyboot Sneaker Hybrid Shoe

Posted 03.07.2012

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These Adida's cowboyboot-tennis-shoe hybrids could be yours for just three hundred dollars. Adidas says they'll "get you rodeo-ready with their hy...

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Here's Why American Apparel Is Losing The Hipster Vote

Alice Hines | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Bankruptcy, Efid, American Apparel, Shoplifting, Sexual Harassment, Tao Lin, Stealing, Loss Prevention, Dov Charney, Hipsters, Eas, Retail Theft, Business News

Thieving hipsters, take note. American Apparel will be tagging every neon legging, velvet bodysuit, V-neck t-shirt and iconic hoodie with an RFID ...

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WATCH: Future Hipsters!

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Future Hipsters, Social Media, Video, Hipsters, Social Media Week, Funny Videos, Comedy News

We all know that guy who checks into his house on Foursquare, or that chick who has Instagrammed every meal she's eaten since 2010. But have you ever ...

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WATCH: A Brooklyn Version of 'Portlandia'

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: New York Around Town, NY Around Town, Fred Armisten, Video, Brokelyn, Brokelandia, Hipsters, Carrie Brownstein, Brooklyn, Portlandia, New York News

Portlandia may as well have been set in Brooklyn--the bike snobs, the twee artisans, the bands-- so it's no surprise to see Brokelyn put together "Bro...

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Bicoastal Betting: 49ers-Giants Wagers We Want To See

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Brooklyn Brewery, Chinatown, 49ers Giants Bets, Michael Bloomberg, 49ers Giants, Harbaugh, Ed Lee, Hipsters, San Francisco 49ers New York Giants Bets, Bets, Wagers, Anchor Steam, San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, San Francisco News

There are few things that go together better than betting and football. The thrill of winning and the agony of defeat are always amplified if you'...

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Chicago's Lush Wine And Spirits: Paradise for Gourmet Lovers

Serena Dai | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Hipster-Yuppies, Cured Meats, Lush Wine and Spirits, Chicago, Restaurants, Yuppies, Cheese, Best Of, Hipsters, Byob, Chicago Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews, My Chicago, Chicago News

When hipster-yuppies dare to dream, they dream of Lush. At Lush, you buy from the store's collection of beer and wine. Then, you drink the bottles in leather armchairs and order one of the spot's many cheeses, cured meats, or sandwiches.

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Too Hipster For TV?

Evan Shapiro | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Scooby Doo, Parks and Recreation, Freaks and Geeks, Sesame Street, Seinfeld, Family Guy, Smothers Brothers, Steve Urkel, Ernie Kovacs, The Simpsons, Hipsters, Portlandia, TV Canada, TV News

For more than half a century, TV hipsters have had a profound effect on American culture. These characters taught many of us the importance of oddball tastes, wardrobe thrifting and (perhaps more importantly) the ever-lasting power of snark.

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