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Hipsters are the media equivalent of pork belly or fernet -- toss "hipster" haphazardly into your word recipe and the kids will suck it down. No surprise then that Travel and Leisure chased this compelling new trend of human young people congregating together in urban areas with a linkbait listicle America's Best Cities for Hipsters. Also no surprise at how oddly clueless it is. "They sport vintage bowling shoes and the latest tech gear—but they also know all the best places to eat and drink."
Vintage bowling shoes.
"Some of the trendiest places to shop in New Orleans, for instance, are thrift shops. In Denver and Minneapolis, hipsters gather in coffee-or-tea cafés that double as low-carbon-footprint bike shops."
Thrift shops, you say? Coffee bars and bikes? Go on...
"Upping the ante, Portland, OR, is the home of BikeBar, where you can pedal stationary bikes that actually generate electricity for the organic micropub." Says one Portland resident, a“There’s a guy in my neighborhood who regularly takes his pet pig for a walk around the block, on a leash,”... She also sees a guy in a Darth Vader costume tooling around town on his unicycle—with bagpipes."
Ok, you got me there, that's some hipster bullshit. Portland, am I right? Where did they come in on the list? Number 2 actually. Seattle was number one, which proves that the 9tz really are back I guess?
So why not just take a satellite photo of the country and break the rest of the list down into a heat map of chest-piece density and call it a day? Well, then we wouldn't click through the slideshow to find out where our particular home base rates, which is the only thing people ever do when someone publishes one of these "best in the country!" type pieces. Boston, I was a little surprised to hear, doesn't show up until 17? Portland, ME beat us out at number 5, and Providence came in at number 6. New York City comes in at 12, behind San Juan, PR, and Savannah, GA, noted hipster hotspots.
Here's what they said about my beloved burgh, the big Bean:
So steeped in tradition—the city ranks highly for its history, classical music, and all-American sports—Boston may not seem very edgy to T+L survey voters. The techie crowd around MIT and Cambridge, however, gave a boost to Beantown’s hip quotient. You can do some good people-watching, as well as check out up-and-coming artists, at Voltage Coffee & Art on Kendall Square.
Yes, the tech crowd at MIT is what comes to mind immediately when I think of Boston hipsters. With their gadgets and things. Hippest spot in Boston? Some cafe I've never heard of in Kendall. Sorry Central Square and Allston and JP, you're just not pulling your weight anymore.
Then again, it's possible they may have been using the commonly accepted definition of hipsterdom in this article, the one thing we've all agreed upon when it comes to determining what it means to be a hipster: nothing. That makes a little more sense.
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4 comments:
Did we not all agree that they're cunts?
I was pretty sure about that.
So when Tom went to Pearle Vision, did he ask for the "Raj from What's Happening" frames?
wtf happened there? nnhhh. anyway, welcome to boston, enjoy our waterfront, just don't expect to get a drink near it. there's an irish bar down the street though, get in line, dick.
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