for the hip

For the Hip

Writen by Joseph Okojie

Definition of a hipster

Hipster - If you’re a hipster you know it. You don’t need a definition. Now on to the list…

1. Freewilliamsburg.com- A hipster Mecca and Brooklyn-based culture guide

2. Slate.com-Online magazine that discusses everything from movies to politics

3. Salon.com- Just like Slate, but not quite as funny

4. Sweetsecond.com- Social networking site for divorced singles. Because being this hip can only lead to a split.

5. Theaginghipster.blogspot.com- The name says it all

6. Hardcasecrime.com-Hardboiled crime novels from classic noir to modern masterpieces, all with cool kitschy covers

7. 43things.com- Make a list of goal and chat with others with the same goals (very hip)

8. Lottaliving.com- Ultrahip style guide for mid century modern living

9. Nerve.com- online sex magazine with great pics

10. Othermusic.com - NYC based record store specializing in underground and experimental cd’s and records.

Ok if you really want a defintion of hipster here you go Hipster: One who possesses tastes, social attitudes, and opinions deemed cool by the cool. (Note: it is no longer recommended that one use the term “cool”; a Hipster would instead say “deck.”) The Hipster walks among the masses in daily life but is not a part of them and shuns or reduces to kitsch anything held dear by the mainstream. A Hipster ideally possesses no more than 2% body fat. - from the Hipster Handbook

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