Already posted this in Lifestyle, so perhaps a more fertile ground there but thought I'd put this up. Adbusters politics is probably only about one step above (or below) CrimethInc in terms of grasp on things and nuance but hey
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html
If anything, the Guardian gets it slightly closer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/03/fashion?gusrc=rss&feed=commentisfree
Total fucking Mexico!
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html
If anything, the Guardian gets it slightly closer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/03/fashion?gusrc=rss&feed=commentisfree
Total fucking Mexico!
In the information age, young people's interests and tastes have atomised: as a teenager in 21st-century Britain you can devote all your cultural enthusiasm to Japanese punk, South American sport, or Iranian films if you so wish. Mass-grouped tribal rebellion against a conservative cultural elite isn't necessary when you are free to plough the furrow of your choice.