hipster

In style blogs and magazines, fashionistas have begun bandying about a new term: prepster. Is this merger between preppy and hipster the new style that retailers are rushing to embrace?

I try to tread lightly on the snarky side of cultural criticism, but when I saw that, for some odd reason, several of the week's most popular "Arts & Culture" articles on Digg had to do with tattoos, I just couldn't resist a sort of counterpoint. Tattoos, it seems, are rapidly falling away as...

Is the recent upsurge in college-educated individuals applying for food stamps a social trend, the way the recently popular Salon.com article, "Hipsters on Food Stamps" supposes? Or is it a reflection of economic distress and the depressing job market? And how easy is it to actually qualify for...

To the hipsters out there who want to save money, here are 10 guidelines that define my life as a broke hipster in a big city. 1. Payeth not more than $20 for a show. Forget the legacy acts and overpriced reunion tours. Keep an eye on OhMyRockness (or Pollstar if you're not in a major city) and...