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shut up, brooklyn
Williamsburg Is Hardcore Again
The ill-concealed dream of every flyover state art school grad and casual hip hop fan to move to Brooklyn has finally come true: Williamsburg is officially the city's worst urban hell of rusting empty buildings. Just like a real ghetto!
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Comment by Mount_Prion: This means the coolest place ever is Detroit! You hear that, hipsters?! You just read it on Gawker: The cool kids are... 11 Responses | Other threads
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wingnuts
Moronic Conservative Visits Williamsburg, Loses His Mind
Have you heard of Jay Mundy? He's a conservative radio host who sounds like the result of a mating between a snapping turtle and a head of lettuce, which means he'll be a big GOP star! And he hates Williamsburg! More »
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Comment by pious1001: yeah, and CNN's Campbell Brown is another great example of journo integrity and balanced reporting...flush them all, and while you're... 15 Responses | Other threads
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kids these days
Hipster Crib Is a Cardboard Box
If you're going to spend $255 on crib for your spawn, you might as well do it ironically, right?
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Comment by iplaudius: And what happens to the cardboard when baby piss and shits gets all into it? 10 Responses | Other threads
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tragedies
Financial Crisis Forcing Hipsters To Be Weaned Off the Parental Teat
The global economic downturn is forcing parents of Williamsburg hipsters to drastically scale back their monthly allowances, forcing many of them to turn to drastic measures to pay for their PBR and Edensoy, drastic measures like actually getting jobs.
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Comment by pimentomori: Haughney's story read like someone trying to find the fabled trust fund Williamsburg hipsters, failing, and throwing a bunch of... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Muppets!
Sesame Street Taking On Williamsburg Hipsters, Live!
An exclusive citizen's report from the main drag of Hipster Brooklyn - Bedford Avenue - gives us photographic evidence of a twee takeover of NYC's most gentrified 'hood earlier today: Sesame Street was filming in Williamsburg.
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By Foster KamerComment by TroisFilles: That's Murray! He opens each episode this season with "The Word of the Day." And there's a great song about... 2 Responses | Other threads
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live like a crazy
Hipster's Purple-Truck Home Hijacked
Here's a sad update the story of Angel Hess, the hipster/hippie whose raggedy truck "Purple 53" once haunted Williamsburg: He's stuck in Colorado, where he says he's been scammed by a childhood friend who "hijacked" his truck. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Pope John Peeps II: "If I give them the vehicle title they will let me have my stuff back". Does anyone see any elements of... 7 Responses | Other threads
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advice
Naming NYC's Parks For
New York City, which is broke, of course, is selling off naming rights for its city parks. For mere millions! Using sociogeographical insight and imaginary marketing expertise, we have compiled a list of exactly who should buy these rights for a half-dozen parks. Read it and argue: More »Fun andProfit
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Comment by DennyCrane: Madison Square Park presented by Shake Shack. 2 Responses | Other threads
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The hipster demographic
Vice Sells Out Un-Ironically
Vice Magazine is trying to be the coolest magazine in the world and, simultaneously, the biggest bunch of sellouts ever to walk the streets of Williamsburg, in an effort to see if it's actually possible to bend over backwards far enough to give a blowjob to oneself. More »
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Comment by Hamilton Nolan: @boozeshaman: @Mount_Prion: C.U.C.A.R.A.C.H.A.: I don't write the ad copy. There's the difference. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Strange Creatures
Black...Hipsters? Please Explain!
Black. Hipsters. Blipsters. Is your brain leaking out of your ears, socioculturally speaking, at the very idea? Who are they? Why are they? Fortunately there's a new article that tries—and fails—to provide answers: More »
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Comment by bigazzkid: Damn this was a FAIL! First of all, black people have been rocking dreads, wearing hemp and using that weird... 17 Responses | Other threads
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activities
Bisexual Furry Hipster Lap Dance Available
Attention, our target demographic: do not miss your opportunity for a Free Bouncy Ride from someone in a plush Bluebird Furry outfit, on the Lorimer L train platform at 11 pm tonight. Clean, affordable fun!: More »
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Comment by momof3wildkids: Are the bouncers trying out to be the next 'power bottom'? Competition is stiff. 3 Responses | Other threads
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The family of man
An English chemist has explained the origin of life. Meanwhile, Williamsburg hipsters pose in socks.
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Matrices
The Hipster Sensibility Matrix
The sensibility of all hipsters have two axes: 1. "irony" 2. "alternative". This weekend I got hipster-lit, myspace-account broker, and quirky-NYM-darling Tao Lin to help me plot current events on The Hipster Matrix. More »
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By T.A.N.Comment by YourDoctrinaire: That's not the Wesleyan shooter. That photo is of some professor at Cornell with the same name. Dude could... 4 Responses | Other threads
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The Assimilator
In Which We Discuss the Hipster Reality Show Casting Call
This week we shine the light on recent casting call for a real/fake Hipster Reality Show! Our guests: Hipster guru Robert Lanham, author/playwright Rachel Shukert, and harpy blogger Becky Sharper. Go hipster or go home! More »
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By T.A.N.Comment by cdmunch: All this writing about hipsters really makes me want to go to Williamsburg for the first time in years and... 3 Responses | Other threads
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WTAN
WTAN, Gawker Hacked by 'Hipster Runoff' and the AZN Poet
Bros! Been reading Hipster Runoff and Tao Lin. Feel sad now. Like they're free and I'm just a ToKn. Or multicultural metrocard. but my slang and colloquialisms don't get me on the hip-train n-e more. More »
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By T.A.N.Comment by VoxPopuli: I'm all for racial harmony, but T.A.N., what do you have against vowels? Are you a letterist? I've never read... 4 Responses | Other threads
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q&a
The Self-Loathing Creator of 'Look At This Fucking Hipster' Speaks
Look At This Fucking Hipster is a very popular website. The site's writer is a good friend of mine, and though he'd rather stay anonymous, he agreed to answer some questions.
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Comment by JeannieGrrl: I'm actually incredibly upset with this man. He has a photo posted which he stole from the private photos that... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Kari ferrell
The Hipster Grifter Speaks!
Look, it's your friend the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, speaking from the heart! Bucky Turco at Animal NY convinced her to come out of hiding and speak to you, the fans. She wants money. More »
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Comment by skahammer: I cannot not love this woman. Sorry. All I can think of is what I'd be doing if I were in... 24 Responses | Other threads
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making it
Hipster Grifter Exploitation Schemes Arrive
Fugitive Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell already has a standing offer to do some porn, and now she has another one to be on an awful-sounding reality show. This is how people "make it": More » -
Kari ferrell
Where in the World is the Hipster Grifter?
It's been 12 days since the story of hipster grifter Kari Ferrell swept the world, and here's an amazing thing: she's vanished! Here's a more amazing thing: she's still in NYC!
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Comment by Tattertotter: Please stop giving space and effort to this non-entity because NOBODY CARES ABOUT HER. Gawker makes itself look stupid by... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Kari ferrell
Hipster Grifter Fashion Spinoffs Signal a Dying Meme
For the first time in almost a week, hipster grifter Kari Ferrell has failed to yield an amusing new bauble, and thank god for that. The Kari Ferrell meme is too weak to sustain itself. More »
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Comment by CaptainFantastic: I would not purchase it, but want her chest tat on a t-shirt. 2 Responses | Other threads
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coachella
No Recession for Hipsters
The recession worried promoters, but Coachella turned out to be a "super happy" success this weekend, according to the music festival's organizers. The secret to selling $270 tickets in this economy? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Dr. Spaceman, Esq.: Needed another post to make quota? 5 Responses | Other threads
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field trip
The Williamsburg Hipster Grifter Scavenger Hunt
Yesterday I went to Williamsburg in search of The Hipster Grifter. We may have spotted her! Also, we randomly ran into people from the previous pictures and coverage. During the work day! She's amazing! More »
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By T.A.N.Comment by morninggloria: Last night, I asked this guy to put his bratwurst in my foyer, but it lacked the magic of "hotdog... 16 Responses | Other threads
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The Assimilator
The Hipster Grifter Considered
So a regular feature with TAN on the weekend will be "The Assimilator". This week we have Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, Grifter story-breaker Doree Shafrir, and a book editor talking about: Guess Who? More »
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By T.A.N.Comment by BookishLookish: Man, the PD is really dropping the ball; it would be so easy to nab this grifty little female. Her... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Kari ferrell
The Hipster Grifter's Charm in Action
How did hipster grifter and fugitive from justice Kari Ferrell take advantage of so many people in two separate states? With charm! We have two charming emails from her, as proof. She's sorry, okay?
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Comment by Solomon Grundy: It's kinda lame to sensationalize such a clearly damaged, mentally ill nutjob. Most guys have been taken in by at least... 36 Responses | Other threads
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shut up, brooklyn
If Kari Ferrell lands on this Tumblr, we'll reach some sort of hipster harmonic convergence.
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hipster grifter
Kari Ferrell: Celebulies and Craiglist Hookups
It turns out there is no news in New York City currently that does not relate to hipster grifter Kari Ferrell! Semi-celebrities and prospective hookups are sending us her ridiculous lies! We're programmed to care. More »
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Comment by morninggloria: My favorite part of that picture is the boob vein. 9 Responses | Other threads
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updates
Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell's Victims Speak Out!
Kari Ferrell, the crazy pathological liar and scammer now legally known as the "Hipster Grifter," is already an internet superstar! We have new stories about her from unfortunate acquaintances. And the cops are everywhere! More »
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Comment by Solomon Grundy: C'mon, dude, who hasn't wanted to tug one out in public to The Shining? Shelley Duvall at her uglyhottest. 11 Responses | Other threads
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field guide
Meet Kari Ferrell: Criminally Hipster
It's a crazy new hipster character fond of criminal and sexual hijinks! Let's meet Kari Ferrell, the 22 year-old tattooed Utah girl who scammed her way through hipster Brooklyn. Sex, lies, cancer, and bands, yea! More »
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Comment by DenOfEvil: I love how guys never see it coming that a girl is trouble when she sends sexually aggressive messages. ... 17 Responses | Other threads
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violence
L.E.S. Celebudogs in Twee Clash
Let's say an angry pit bull has a Menace Factor of 10. But make it a Japanese DJ's dog facing off against a "Celebrity facialist's" Yorkie on the L.E.S., and the Menace is, like, three. More »
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Comment by Mount_Prion: I'd never seen a picture of DJ Honda before. Guess I always figured he'd look like 2 Responses | Other threads
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trendwatch
'Slanties' Replace Shutter Shades As Worst Eyewear Ever
"Slanties": stupid hipster joke, or racist hipster serious business idea? Either way, we never thought we'd see something that would make us long for the days of cash fans and shutter shades: More »
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Comment by Werrick: Culturally insensitive, maybe? If you think about what they called them... but racist? Hardly. The inuit have been wearing these as... 11 Responses | Other threads
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wtf
NASA Embraces, Kills Hipsterdom
Extremely scientific and bureaucratic government agency NASA made this ad promoting its "Sun-Earth Day," in classic hipster low budget, mock-infomercial, cheap outfit style. Why? More »
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Comment by skahammer: I'm not a hipster, but I liked that promo. Now what will become of me? 3 Responses | Other threads
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fake trends
AOL Email Now as Ironic as a Trucker Hat
Is AOL email now retro cool? One longtime AOL user sure hopes so!
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By Owen ThomasComment by wasurhandle: It just reads like a giant ad for AOL. Like when McDonalds urbanized by calling themselves MickyD's. 3 Responses | Other threads
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memes
Sexually Active Heathens Strike Back in T-Shirt War
Just as you knew would happen, those innocent Christian "EX-MASTURBATOR" and "EX-HOMOSEXUAL" t-shirts have spawned knockoffs. Liberals and their "memes" are so predictable:
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Comment by Nic Fit: I used to be gay, but it was a pain in the ass. Ba dum bum! 9 Responses | Other threads
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it girls
Why Did the Peaches-at-Home Photoshoot Disappear?
Wonders a tipster, "I know that Gawker posted about The Selby covering [Williamsburg Brit-It girl] Peaches Geldof's apartment... but did you guys notice how it's no longer there? Think it has anything to do with lovely husband Max [Drummey] not being anywhere in the photos/any trace of him in the apartment? Or is it just due to the fact that no bone can stand Peaches?" Hmm! (Come visit our rabbit warren, Mr. Selby—we promise we'll have plenty of boy-toys on hand.)
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By SheilaComment by get the buttah: I'll take "Who Cares?" for the win, Alex! 3 Responses | Other threads
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shut up, brooklyn
Peaches Geldof's Stupid Williamsburg Apartment
Maybe our ire at Brooklyn's new Brit-It Girl, sybarite Peaches Geldof, is misdirected. After all, anyone's allowed to move to Brooklyn. If they happen to have a nice apartment, then so be it. More » -
trust funds
White Hipsters Mock Song for Starving Africans
Annoying musician Moby, pathetic nihilist Gavin McInnes and various indie rockers made a video spoof of "We Are The World," about helping trust-fund kids. Because white privilege has never been funnier! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Omitofo: While "We are the world" had the mega-stars, I think "Do they Know it's christmas" was a better jam to... 12 Responses | Other threads
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hipsters
Omg, WTF Did Hipster Power Child Cory Kennedy Do at Art Basel?
God, last weekend's Miami art-fest looked just as miserable as the art market is feeling right now—especially when narrated by an 18-year-old homeless-looking hipster CobraSnake It Girl.
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By SheilaComment by bjonston: "Remember, though! This girl is working ("working") in media and you (not I) are not." My brother, the struggling actor uses... 21 Responses | Other threads
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the roots
The Roots To Be Jimmy Fallon's Band; We Are Old And Sad
This past weekend, a hip hop blog called Nah Right posted a YouTube interview with ?uestlove, a member of hip hop live band supergroup The Roots. And he said that The Roots were retiring from touring in order to become the house band for Jimmy Fallon when he takes over Conan O'Brien's late night show next year. But that video was quickly pulled, so everyone has been scrambling to find out whether this apocalyptic... thing is actually true. NBC has no official comment, but we hear that it probably is. Essaywhuman?!!!??! This is one of those things that proves you're getting old. More »
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Comment by hortense: Do most of the band members have kids now? They might just want a steady paycheck and a way... 3 Responses | Other threads
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shut up, brooklyn
Williamsburg Hipsters Had It Coming in Clash with Cops
We were so close to making it through a whole day believing that the pure joy of Obama's win had redeemed hipsters. That spontaneous post-election street celebration amongst Williamsburg's creative-class was both bad-ass and beautiful. Until the cops inevitably showed up. After all, the streets were completely blocked with people. In places like Harlem, Union Square and the East Village, clearing intersections seems to have gone pretty peacefully. But we've been getting shocked reports all day — police brutality against white kids! — and Brooklyn Vegan posted a comprehensive photo gallery of the festivities, including the copster-on-hipster clashes. More »
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By SheilaComment by American Dreamer: I actually spend a lot of time in Bed Stuy because the bar and club scene is 100x better than... 35 Responses | Other threads
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hipsters
Ultimate Hipster Didn't Bother Voting
Gavin McInnes, Williamsburg resident, co-founded the ur-hipster mag Vice and now blogs at Street Carnage. A recently-anointed U.S. citizen by way of Canada, he personifies the lackadaisical "who cares" voting attitude that we attribute to young hepcats—although the non-ironic celebrations in Williamsburg last night proved that stereotype all wrong. McInnes, weighing in for all the cynics out there, was happy to let Pop + Politics know why he didn't take the trouble to vote. First reason: he's 38, and voted one time in his native Canada: "It was an empty vote. I wrote nothing in the ballot." More »
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By SheilaComment by rdc: I read an argument against voting yesterday over on an anarchist/libertarian blog that went something like this: "As I traveled this... 13 Responses | Other threads
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tattoos
Tattoo Edginess Declines In Inverse Proportion To Tattoo Popularity
Remember when tattoos were edgy? Probably not, unless you're old enough to remember when, say, Williamsburg was edgy, and in that case we're tired of hearing from you. The point is that the declining edginess of tattoos is a natural barometer for the declining edginess of our weak-ass American society in general. And by that measure, we are weaker than ever. Hello, user-friendly chains of soothing tattoo parlors in malls! More »
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Comment by BookishLookish: I don't care if tats are edgy or not, I just don't ever want to see another Tweety Bird holding... 12 Responses | Other threads
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