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Music v. silence when writing
Try Music for Airports or Reflection
Dear Hipster: My writer friends and I differ on what I think is the biggest question of them all, music v. silence when writing. Personally, I require total silence. I have some friends who will ...
Once you get out to Lakeside, it’s more rolling coal in your F-250
And less pedaling your fixie to the farmers’ market
DJ: (1) The ’90s bite also, but I’m thinking there was the rise of “alternative” culture, which has hipsterish strains. The ’70s were cool, but maybe I’m biased from knowing my parents met in a ...
Nonmainstream places to go in August heat
Think of what is not San Diego
Dear Hipster: I know for a fact it’s gonna be hot as balls here in August. I can’t say why. I just have a feeling. What are your top three getaways for scorching-hot hell month, ...
Don't pout about going business casual
Forget the flannel and Chucks
Dear Hipster:I just got a great job, and I can’t complain, but I hate having to go in business-casual. Let’s just say my office is not one of those hipster offices where everybody works around ...
Zucchini is the poké restaurant of the vegetable world
Next year, stuff and fry the blossoms
Dear Hipster: What should I do with all this zucchini that grew in my garden? I don’t think I can eat any more. — Diane Oh, man, it’s totes that time of year, isn’t it? ...
Why we hate the '70s
Short shorts for everyone
Dear Hipster: Why do hipsters like the ’60s and the ’80s but not the ’70s? — Lance Because nobody likes the ’70s. Even if people like stuff from the ’70s — such as Blondie, “Stairway ...
Girl of your dreams — not in an intimidating supermodel way
The hipster girl is more than just an ideal; she is a reality.
Dear Hipster: How might one compare a San Diego hipster to a European hipster? — Janelle As depicted in my new favorite stock photo, “Young Hipster Best Friends Taking a Selfie in Urban City Context ...
Tech bro comes close, but the devil’s in the details
The tech bro is notorious for taking hipster stuff and infusing it with a healthy dose of mainstream turd-factor.
Dear Hipster: About 18 months ago, work brought me down to San Diego from San Francisco. I’m living in Scripps Ranch now, but I rented a little house in South Park when I first moved ...
Inklings of communism, and primitive strains of marijuana
the 1950s Beatnik was absolutely the hipster of his day.
Dear DJ: You write of the east. I am from the east, born in 1957. My parents and their friends were beatniks. As an avid hipster watcher I enjoy reading your recent field guide series. ...
Hipsters love public transit
Just don't expect to see them on a bus at 7 a.m.
Dear Hipster: I just started a new internship downtown, and I ride the bus every day to get there. It’s actually a pretty good deal at $2.25 each way. I can’t help but notice that ...
Doubled initials are a mixed bag as to whether or not they’re cool
Who’s really inspired by the Kardashians?
Dear Hipster: I have two questions for you. They may or may not be questions that only a hipster could answer, but I figured your guess would be as good as mine. First, why do ...
The next über-hip locus will be in the South or the North
Nature abhors a hipster vacuum
Dear Hipster: I’ve been enjoying the hipster town comparisons to San Diego. Now I’m curious: if you didn’t live here, what hipsterville would you call home? Please don’t answer Austin, Brooklyn, or Portland. — G. ...
Food doesn't have to be fancy to be good
Trick even the most unadventurous palate
Dear Hipster: I consider myself a well-above-average cook. I enjoy entertaining and hosting dinners. One particular couple, whom I love, have come over for a few get-togethers in the past, but I stopped inviting them ...
Midwest hipster traditions
Say Milwaukee, think Pabst Blue Ribbon
Dear Hipster: Stop me if you’ve heard this one, or if you aren’t having fun anymore, but what’s the difference between a local SD hipster and a Midwestern hipster, say, from Madison or Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
22 shades of hipsterness
No bags, please, just put it in my bicycle panniers
Hipster: People all over town are giving away their hipsterness (or lack thereof) in front of local grocery stores! Since those little plastic bags were banned in California, I’ve noticed that shoppers differ widely in ...
