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Explainer of the Day: In the early 19th century, French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville visited America to observe its political system in action.

In the early 21st century, French journalism student Lorena Galliot visited Williamsburg, Brooklyn to observe … its hipsters.

“The Hipster Hunt” chronicles her attempts to pin down the elusive definition of “hipster,” much to the chagrin of the actual hipsters she’s interviewing.

[kottke.]

(Source: thedailywhat)

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    Oh my fukken god, the dude that says “That’s very offensive to me, actually…”
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  8. raisha reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    fuckin’ hipsters lol. no, but really, this is quite fascinating. especially the informative little etymology lesson....
  9. secretlymagnificent reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    This is actually really interesting. :)
  10. oliviacarrion reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    THE HIPSTER HUNT:
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  14. cheja reblogged this from fairviola and added:
    NO hipster would actually identify as a hipster. that’s what a hipster is. (“bana hipstir dedin ve simdi sevgilim...