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...Though the irony-sporting, status quo-abhorring, plaid-clad denizens of Williamsburg are a distinctly modern species, the hipster as a genus has its roots in the 1930s and '40s. The name itself was coined after the jazz age, when hip arose to describe aficionados of the growing scene. The word's origins are disputed - some say it was a derivative of "hop," a slang term for opium, while others think it comes from the West African word hipi, meaning to open one's eyes. But gradually it morphed into a noun, and the "hipster" was born...
...greet my lonely bed. In the distance, I spotted a pack of wild dogs across the road. Yet again, this would petrify a rookie of Chile. But I’ve witnessed neighborhood strays togged up in tartan vests (though these nude mutts obviously were not aware that plaid is back). Homeless dogs here don’t badger you. They don’t really move, even. Excessive motion does pill cashmere, after...
...immigrant True Finns won 10% of the vote. And Britain's UKIP, who won 13 of the 72 British seats despite having no members in the 646-member House of Commons, will be joined by two European Parliament newcomers: the far-right British National Party and Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru. (Read a TIME piece on the gains made...
...began a set contribution to Arts First this afternoon from Charles F. Gillespie '10. Clad in a breezy plaid shirt with red suspenders, 'Chas' played the keyboard and alternated between tooting on a harmonica or belting out puzzling lyrics, never once giving his poor diaphragm a break...
Scotch Trip. If you didn't get enough Celtic celebration on St. Paddy's Day, get ready for the Scottish version - Tartan Day - on Monday, April 6. To celebrate all things plaid, Drumscot Tours has a deal on a seven-day "Castles, Whisky and the Gathering" trip, which includes tours of a whisky distillery and castles and a Loch Ness boat trip, running July 20 to 27. If you book the tour on Tartan Day, you'll get 10% off plus complimentary tickets to the Gathering, an international get-together of the clans on the 250th anniversary of the birth...