Breaking News: No One Knows What ‘Hipster’ Means
So I get sent a video the other day that documents a French immigrant’s struggle to understand English, specifically the word “hipster.” Hey, Miss, get on board. No one else understands it either….
New Orleanians renounce their “hip” title
There is a bit of a debate going on in NOLA right now about the “hip” status of the city. “Travel + Leisure” recently ranked us as number 4 in the America’s Best…
Print Media Still Clueless ‘Bout Hipsters
The other day while flipping through an issue of Newsweek, I was reminded why no one my age gets news in print form. Reading through an article trying to explain Coachella to Newsweek’s…
Let the Hipster Hunger Games Begin
I saw the Hunger Games and it made me feel emotions briefly. Now that I have watched it, let us laugh at Hipsters, because that is the logical next step. Laughing at Hipsters…
A music video with Jake Gyllenhaal creepily murdering Hipsters?!?!
I’m not sure what’s going on here, so someone please help me? Jake Gyllenhaal is murdering Hipsters with a historically white, upperclass weapon like it’s his job? Then he trains to some sick…
Is ‘Portlandia’ the new adjective for ‘Hipster’?
Salon extensively covered the use of Portlandia comparisons in recent culture. The NYtimes, Gawker, and GQ were all perpetrators of this lazy crime. The list is astounding, (check it out here) but it…
Kreayshawn calls hipsters ‘cool’, laments #hipsterproblems
Kreayshawn is my girl! Always there to defend us Hipsters at random Goodwills when duty calls. Oh, you’re kind of a Hipster AND you’re thriftstore shopping? STEREOTYPE ALERT! “Being in, is like, what’s…
“Hipsters” (the Movie) Totally Not About Hipsters
It’s a 2008 Russian musical film about Russian kids from the 1950s. I’m gonna sue for false advertising. On the other hand, its is a foreign film, so, points for that. Especially if…
Future Hipsters
Last night, Chicky mentioned how my birthday was coming up in a month. A few moments later, he sent me this video. So what. I’m the oldest consistent contributor to Hipster Jew. Big…
Schlitz Pretends to Know What She’s Talking About: Youth and Culture
One of my guilty pleasures is reading articles and books about how our culture is dying, our generation is a clusterfuck, and the world is going to be demolished by nuclear war leaving…




