Is Hipster a Dirty Word? A Brief History of Cool
Note: The word “hipster” is sort of like the word “ironic”— can pertain to almost anything yet never with a truly satisfying definition explaining why. So, for the sake of this essay, I won’t even bother. You know what a hipster is, I know what a hipster is, let’s move on. It’s a pretty [...]
After spending four years studying music technology at UNLV, and interning in the audio engineering department at NPR, I felt pretty comfortable with the use of technology as it relates to music. But it wasn’t until I read that the CD had turned 30, and realized that it has been a year since [...]
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I get it— politics are a tough racket to get behind. Even in our campaign-obsessed culture, it’s hard to get down and dirty with the current sludge-fest that constitutes our national election. The Republican vs. Democrat feud has reached a fever-pitch that’s a few headlines away from being [...]
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