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Oh, You Hipsters, You

Jan 5, 2010 | 3 Comments

When in doubt, never trust a hipster.

Hipsters are apparently on my radar lately. I feel like I’ve heard that word about 18 times in the last two days.

What do hipsters have to do with health? Well, nothing really. Other than they make me laugh. Where I’m currently living – Asheville, NC – is flooded with them. And I’m sure I’ve been called one at one point or another.

This is from the November issue of Paste Magazine, but in case you missed it, it’s a good evolutionary look at the development of a subculture (click on the picture to go to the original url and zoom in):

Hawt.

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Christine Garvin holds a Masters degree in Holistic Health Education and is a certified Nutrition Educator. She is co-editor of Confronting Love and has written for a variety of health, travel, and relationship sites and magazines. When she is not writing, she gives wellness consultations and choreographs and performs hip-hop and bhangra routines. She currently calls Black Mountain, NC home. Follow her on Twitter @livingwholesoul or on her FB page.

3 Comments »

Candice said:

Don`t forget this one, which somebody mentioned on my `25 Best Cringeworthy Sites`article, `Look at This Fucking Hipster`- http://www.latfh.com/

# 9 January 2010 at 1:45 PM

christine (author) said:

Somehow I missed that one, Candice. Awesome.

For those who missed Candice’s awesome round-up of cringeworthy sites, it can be found here: http://matadorlife.com/25-cringeworthy-websites-we-love-to-hate/.

# 9 January 2010 at 2:13 PM

Nancy said:

Hahaha-this is awesome Christine. I haven’t read Paste in a while, but this makes me want to go pick up another copy.

# 16 January 2010 at 3:34 PM