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Yuppies: New Name, Same Sense Of Entitlement

Have you, like most of the creative underclass, been wondering to yourself, "What happened to all those yuppies we heard so much about in the 1980s?" Well at least in the UK, they're still there—but they have switched to a new acronym. Without so much as sending out a press release! Young urban professionals have grown up and become ARPPies: Asset-Rich, Penny Poors. And judging by one Arppie's soul-searching self-evaluation, they've given up the flashy cars and coke orgies in favor of "discussing the economy, the credit crunch and the cost of food." More »

2:43 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,673 views, 32 comments

Latest by raincoaster: @Nick Douglas: My personal favorite (couples only) is DINKS: double income, no kids. A friend of mine went around introducing herself and her husband that way, until I finally snapped and said that if she insisted on calling herself a more »

love and marriage

'The Nest' Mag: The Horror Of "The Marrieds"

The other day, a magazine arrived addressed to a former occupant of my apartment. It was a copy of The Nest magazine, which is published by theknot.com. The thinking seems to be that women go to theknot.com and buy The Knot magazine to prepare for their weddings, and then once they're married, they move on to The Nest. If there was ever a reason to want to avoid becoming a "married," as they refer to themselves, this would be it. More »

1:20 PM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By Doree Shafrir
12,732 views, 116 comments

Latest by Koreanish: @whatahoot: Out of the Nest? more »