Hey theres a girl on my bus who dresses just like the one in the middle. I always assumed she was mildly retarded but your saying she may be a "hipster"?

maybe. or she might even be post-hipster. this is the kind of hipster that dresses like a hipster for sheer irony.

they're all over brooklyn. new york city, even.

I've been looking for apartments all along the L train, in Bushwick, these past few weeks, as I'm moving out of my loft apartment on McKibbin St., off the Morgan L. It's been called a "hipster landmark", which makes us sick, although there are some massive parties complete with hipster war-fare on most Saturday nights. That being said, it's disgusting the way some of the brokers & Realtors will describe the areas between the Morgan stop and the Halsey stop. They'll say "gentrification friendly" anyway they can, from "building is full of young, urban professionals" to "very safe bushwick" to "building is full of artists". Finally, someone has posted a great rant to the sleaze-ball hipster fishing that these realty companies are executing on Craigslist. From it, learn how apartment hunting is in "Hipsterville, USA":

"1) First of all, the flashy titles exclaiming that this is a "TRUE ARTIST LOFT" may work on wannabe-bohemian hipsters, but the less pretentious of us know that in reality this "artist loft" you speak of is probably an over-priced cardboard box outside of Beacon's Closet.

2) East Williamsburg? Oh, you mean West Bushwick? Even worse is when it's just posted as "Williamsburg" when the address is Jefferson St. or something. I'm not hating on Bushwick or anything - but come on. Obviously Ms. Obscure-Music-Listening-Gal will realize this place ain't in Williamsburg when she steps off of the L and she's NOT surrounded by inordinate amounts of white kids in tight black pants and flannel shirts. Why waste everyone's time?

3) Jacked up prices. One day the entire borough of Brooklyn will be bulldozed, high-rised and bending over backwards to cater to tourists and yuppies. Until that horrifying day, THIS IS NOT MANHATTAN! I know this is the landlord's deal, not the real estate agent's fault, but jeez louise. $2700 for a studio!? It'd be a better deal to sell my soul in exchange for rent (which actually doesn't sound too crazy. This is New York, after all..).

4) It seems like every apartment listed now takes this marketing "strategy" no matter what neighborhood. Oh wow, the building has "creative types"? It's a 40 minute walk to the L train? Well, I'm sold! Not.

I don't want to be misconstrued. I love Brooklyn. I do appreciate the underground arts/music scene. It WOULD be cool to live in a renovated factory. But kids, this isn't "Rent." Brooklyn is not the new East Village or Lower East Side. Don't pay ridiculous rents for neighborhoods you know aren't great. Be nice to your neighbors, and support local businesses. Gentrification sucks, usually there's nothing anyone can do about it - but don't be a pretentious conforming hipster prick. Take pride in whatever neighborhood you live in, don't just look at it in terms of the new "scene" you hope will crop up there.

Oh, and Seth "the Williamsburg expert" who posts incessantly on craigslist, your font is too big and bright. It makes my eyes hurt. NO NEED TO TYPE LIKE THIS!! OKAY!!

Happy huntin'."

1. silverlake
The new Brentwood. Formerly LA's original gay village, then home of the hipsters, now home of the yuppies. Even Beck can't afford to live there anymore.

Sunset Junction in Silverlake might as well be Rodeo Drive nowadays

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by Rattus cattus Venice, CA Nov 29, 2006 email it
2. silverlake

Home of the hipsters.

If you're is living in LA, into the Indie Music scene, and you're a male with 2% bodyfat plus unwashed hair, or a female with a mullet and bad hygiene - then this is where you aspire to live.

Silverlake is a relatively expensive place to live for those who work in record stores, coffee shops or book stores. Therefore, not all of them can afford to live in the Motherland of retro garage fashion. Instead, many opt to live in the surrounding areas such as Echo Park or Los Feliz.

The restaurants and bars are mediocre at best in Silverlake when compared to the rest of LA, but a Silverlake resident will rarely leave Silverlake for a meal, a show, clothes, groceries etc. Many do not even realize that LA has beachfront cities/a beach.

Its mostly known for it's hipster music venues - Spaceland, The Echo, and Silverlake Lounge. This is where you are most likely to hear the next new thing that the rest of the country has been deemed 'not cool enough' to know about.

If you've ever seen the movie 'Gimme Shelter', then you already know exactly what 90% of the male population in Silverlake dresses like, per their every day Hipster costumes.

If you've ever seen a female street junkie who needs a bath, but keeps her fashion dedicated to her 80's rock roots, then you've seen 90% of the female population in Silverlake.
Guy in Culver City: Jesus, look how skinny that guy is.

Girl in Culver City: Which Guy?

Guy in Culver City: The one in the black jeans, sleeveless shirt, star tattoo and needs a shower.

Girl in Culver City: Ah yeah. The Silverlaker.

Guy in Culver City: I bet you could defeat him in the arena of physical combat.

Girl in Culver City: Yes, but I dont want to smell like 'homeless' for the rest of the night.

riding bicycles,

nice flannel

i don't dress like that anymore. that picture was taken circa 2005.

what a group of fags