Another collection of links in an attempt to make a dent in my backlog of browser tabs:

On the New York Times website, Mark Greif has written a Bourdieuian analysis of hipster culture and why the term is used as ab insult: The Hipster in the Mirror (subscription required ( Read more... )

I've spent the morning listening to the last few episodes of Radio Free Hipster. In episode 99, Z. plays a Trock track by Tom Milson, 'Bad Wolf Bay' (from the free EP Trockstuff). I've finally watched up to the end of season four of the new Doctor Who series, so I finally feel like I'm ready to start listening to some Trock - like this album of ( Read more... )

Z at Hipster, Please has put together another compilation of geek music, this time focused on one of the pillars of geek media, Doctor Who: Visitations. As it happens, this release coincides with my own first viewing of the new Doctor Who seasons ( Read more... )