Monthly Archives: August 2008

Hipster Requiem.

Written by Peter. Posted on August 16, 2008. Filed under trend. No comments.
Hipster Requiem.
“Lovers of apathy and irony, hipsters are connected through a global network of blogs and shops that push forth a global vision of fashion-informed aesthetics. Loosely associated with some form of creative output, they attend art parties, take lo-fi pictures with analog cameras, ride their bikes to night clubs and sweat it up at nouveau [...]

Know-Nothing Politics

Written by Peter. Posted on August 8, 2008. Filed under consumer, katrina, orleans, politics, trend. No comments.
Know-Nothing Politics
Now, I don’t mean that G.O.P. politicians are, on average, any dumber than their Democratic counterparts. And I certainly don’t mean to question the often frightening smarts of Republican political operatives. What I mean, instead, is that know-nothingism — the insistence that there are simple, brute-force, instant-gratification answers to every problem, and that there’s something [...]

Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love.

Written by Peter. Posted on August 6, 2008. Filed under graffiti, guerrilla, pranks, vegetarian. 1 Comment.
Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love.
New Yorker Matt Kinsey went into the West Side Market in NYC the other day and picked up a container of assorted cheese cubes from the shelf. When he glanced down to see if the ingredients would truly be ‘great for snacks,’ he was surprised to find some classic rock lyrics instead. As you can [...]