Posted on January 17, 2011
Concerning the hipster situation
With my previous hipster essay continuing to be one of the most popular things I’ve ever written (second only to this), I thought I’d take another stab at the topic to better explain how I really feel about a counterculture movement defined by indie music, thrift store fashion and vintage video games.
With a little luck, I’ll cut through the ambiguity of my last attempt. With a little more luck, I’ll make even more people hate me. So here goes… Read More
Posted on December 21, 2010
The Christmas Problem
I think it’s time we talk about the Christmas Problem. Or, more to a point, it’s time that I talk and you listen. And agree, unless you’re a hypocrite – in which case you can just go right on and have yourself a merry little bowl of shut the hell up.
I’m going to skip through the usual Christmas hate, bypassing altogether the hand-wringing over the commercialism, the wanton spending and strange disconnect from the purported purpose of the holiday. All of these things are as self-evident as Jingle Bells muzak in October, and I won’t waste your time repeating them here.
Instead, I’m going to cut straight through to the heart of the Christmas Problem and attack it head-on. In my usual roundabout way. Read More
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