Robert Lanham. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Media The Hipster Handbook. Save Not today. Format ebook. ISBN Author Robert Lanham. Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Release 26 November I believe my Hipster type is somewhere between Pollit and Loner, but this paragraph from the Loner description really resonates with me: "Loners are often genre-ists. They are usually into sci-fi, film noir, comics, and horror movies. No true Hipster would ever go to a Star Trek convention, but Loners have plenty of friends from high school who try to convince them that maybe they should.
The urge is there, but the Loner knows that not acting on this and similar desires is what keeps him or her from becoming a dweeb. Battling impulses such as these is a daily struggle for the Loner.
Author 4 books 5 followers. I was given a copy of The Hipster Handbook by a former writing student who was bartending at the Knitting Factory for the book release party. I'd shown up for the Gotham Writers' Workshop faculty reading that followed the party, and Larry--my former student who'd missed most of my classes to deal with a "police matter" in Los Angeles--told me wryly, "I'm a Bipster.
Bipsters like playing darts and are prone to date rape. As if! Larry and I had a laugh as he handed me a Diet Coke. There's a quiz in the back and according to the Handbook I'm a literary hipster. The books says Jackie O and Hemingway were, too. Literary hipsters are romantic about love and prone to facial moles.
I had to laugh because I have a very, very small mole near my lower lip. I only missed a few questions: computer Dell before my shiny new Mac -- right answer! Until then, I thought of hipsters as people who lived in edgy Brooklyn I was an Upper West Sider , listened to indi rock from obscure labels I had a soft spot for pop , and smoked cigarettes I'm a triathle, 'nuf said. The Hipster Handbook is a humorous book that captures the essence of the 90s when being hip suddenly went mainstream.
A classic. I loved this only because it confirmed the fact that I am not a hipster, or at least one of the ones talked about in this book. A Christmas gift from my mom - The Hipster Handbook has been my bathroom read for the last 2 weeks or so. A field guide to those who possess tastes, social attitudes, and opinions deemed "cool" by the cool; except it's no longer cool to say "cool" - "deck" is the preferred term , this slim volume presents the world of the hipster in a straightforward manner.
The "Choosing a Look" illustrations ask the reader to decide if the illustrated look is "deck" or "fin". The illustrations are nicely done and complement the text well; the tone is understated tongue-in-cheek. The final section discusses the dilemma of the aging Hipster, wrapping up with the advice "The most important thing to remember is to stay young at heart and have fun.
Recommended to casual students of sociology looking for a lighthearted look at a subset of popular culture. Oh really? Been there, done most of that. Lanham, editor of the site FreeWilliamsburg.
There's no main narrative per se, rather a prolonged pastiche of sarcastic observances and witty asides. And in a clever marketing gimmick, Lanham compiles a raft of lists detailing crucial Hipster music including the Beastie Boys record Paul's Boutique and literature Nick Hornby's High Fidelity , which are sure to spark debate.
Topping it off is a questionnaire, to suss out whether or not you could qualify for Hipsterdom e. The truly hip wouldn't touch this with a foot pole, of course, but they aren't really Lanham's target.
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