Hey there Citizen Hipster fans (all four of you)! I’ve been feeling a little bit down about the fact that most of our posts to date have been slagging hipsters pretty hard. A recent experience inspired me to put pen to paper (so to speak) to write a pro-hipster post. Continue reading
(Video link) “Take Me Out,” by Atomic Tom.
Apparently this month the hitherto unheard-of hipster band ATOMIC TOM had their instruments stolen. So, when called upon to play a gig on the NYC subway by a car-hopping hobo, they were forced to improvise using nothing more than their iPhones. I guess that the instrument thief luckily determined these were useless (haha, like a hipster would ever have their iPhone further away from their bodies than the inner pocket of their skinny-jeans, a thief would have no chance). Continue reading
(Check out the Toothpaste for Dinner webcomic, one of the staples of internet comicry!)
(Image courtesy of AlphaGeek’s photostream on flickr)
The Urban Dictionary defines Grandpa Hipster as “an over 40 hipster, often seen at clubs or indie shows”. While sightings of this category of hipster can be somewhat unnerving, and indeed the topic requires further investigation and discussion (perhaps to be conducted by Citizen Hipster’s very own Grandpa Hipster), this group of individuals is not the subject of this post. Rather, I’d like to take this opportunity to convey something that may put many of you at ease: Continue reading
The homework for today’s lecture in hipsterology: Check out Cracked.com for a great Cracked Topics Summary of Everything Hipster. For extra credit, make sure to educate yourself about Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Public service announcement to all you hipsters out there:
Status updates do not change the world!
Yes, I’m sorry, sad but true. “Awareness” is often, in itself, not a worthy goal (dislike…). Continue reading
I am concerned for the “hipster movement”, because there is no actual movement associated with it, unless you think buying flannel shirts and listening to indie bands via ITunes is a movement. Continue reading
