Word: hipsterism
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...countries varies enormously. In Korea and Japan apparently lots of punks read my books. In Russia they’re popular among both university students and women. In Italy, France, and Sweden the books are categorized as a sort of “surreal noir” and the hipster crowds there buy them. The variety delights me and I often find myself grinning like a child when I hear who likes them.—Interview conducted, condensed and edited by Rebecca A. Schuetz.—Staff writer Rebecca A. Schuetz can be reached at schuetz@fas.harvard.edu...
...Dudes. Freemans, the low-key hipster empire (which includes Freemans Restaurant and the clothier Freemans Sporting Club) is opening an old-fashioned barbershop in downtown New York City. An extension of the barbershop in the back of the clothing store, FSC-Barber now has its own home in the West Village (5 Horatio Street; 212-929-3917). It aims to recreate the atmosphere of the olden days, when men would gather daily at the local barbershop to hang out and discuss sports and politics. FSC-Barber offers hair cuts and shaves complete with hot towels and a straight-edge razor...
...more an atheist-leaning agnostic. But he does have the missionary spirit; he's certainly been proselytizing for Religulous. In early September he was at the Toronto Film Festival, accompanied by the movie's director, Larry Charles, who in his hat, shades and long beard looked like a hipster Muppet Dumbledore. On stage, Maher dismissed Sarah Palin, who had just given her big speech at the Republican National Convention, as a "full-fledged Jesus freak" with a medieval view of reproductive rights. ("She's got five kids; her daughter got knocked up. Don't these Republicans know how to pull...
...ERIKA P. PIERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER “I liked their old stuff better.” Cue the eye roll as hipsters sit drinking their soy lattes at some obscure coffee house, bemoaning the downfall of their favorite little-known band at the hands of the corporate music machine. But is this nostalgia for the good ole days the annoying mark of a pretentious music “connoisseur” or simply the truth? On their fourth album, “Only by the Night,” Kings of Leon have shaved off their scruffy beards...
...standard-bearers of the classic rock revival. Others consider them derivative and label them as the poster children of Pitchfork-induced hype. Their devotees praise their energy and earnestness, but their detractors ridicule the drugged-out, sex-crazed disillusionment that permeates their lyrics and sends hipster students into a swoon. On “Stay Positive,” the Brooklyn band presents some of their most exciting and universal material to date. The new record may not end the continuing argument over the band’s merits, but it should be enough to quiet some of their critics...