So I spent a lot of time complaining with some friends about hipsters yesterday. (Specifically Prescott ones, for those of you at Hampshire.) To my amazement, there is an entire blog, very cleverly written, catering to this tendency. Also, this is very funny.
This is a cultural trend which should be encouraged, lest the entire college-educated youth population of this country be reduced to snorting cocaine, buying trucker hats at thrift stores, and developing an "ironic" appreciation of network television. God help us.
P.S. I just remembered The Onion once ran a hysterically funny piece entitled something like "Family Unsure What to Do With Dead Hipster's Possessions," but it doesn't appear to be online any longer. Very sad.
Posted by Michael at April 18, 2004 02:15 PM | TrackBack"developing an 'ironic' appreciation of network television"
HA! Irony is dead, maaaan.
And I remember that Onion article. It was hilarious spin on the "if I die what will my mother do when she sees all my porn?" idea.
Sometime over winter vacation I read the slightly dated (and thus fittingly non-hip) The Hipster Handbook. The author assumes a much broader definition of hipster and included types like bicycle messenger and academic.
Since when is it hip to go to grad school?
PS - your comments set up seems to dislike HTML tags.
Posted by: ashton at April 22, 2004 12:29 AM