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    Aug 27, 2008, 05:18PM

    What Does NYC Mean To You?

    From the super-meaningful folks that brought you Paris, je t'aime comes a similarly saccharine film about New York. After watching the trailer, Hipster Runoff decides to switch art schools so that those little "New York" moments will be easier to capture.

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    Aug 27, 2008, 12:32PM

    Laugh, Cry, Or Download?

    Since the Internet lets everyone read about everything, does being cool still feel like you're in on a secret? Like if you read about foreign electro on blogs, are you more in touch with the "authentic" currents of culture? Are things "underground" anymore, or are they just "new" and possibly "not good?" This is what we're wondering as we watch a video dug up by Hipster Runoff for a Futurecop! song that sets a very old story about boys and girls in a very neon scene. Something's getting exploited for marketing purposes here, but we're not exactly sure what.

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    Aug 26, 2008, 02:37PM

    The Long Road Trip Towards Green Driving

    Last week the Hydrogen Road Tour finished up in L.A. after a cross-country rally that showcased liquid hydrogen powered cars as a solution to our energy crisis. Considering that ethanol makes food expensive, it's great news that a cross-country trip on a different alternative fuel is possible. One problem though: because there aren't enough hydrogen stations, the cars had to go from Missouri to New Mexico on flatbed trucks.

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    Aug 26, 2008, 12:03PM

    Most Sung-About Body Parts

    Two artists analyzed thousands of songs for references to body parts, then turned their findings into visual representations.

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    Aug 25, 2008, 11:03AM

    Cyclists Shall Overcome

    New York based magazine n+1 has often been pilloried for its over-hip Ivy League frivolity, a reputation not exactly enhanced by a recent article that claims urban bikers are engaging in the same kind of incremental battle against authority that civil rights marchers fought. It's too bad they had to make such a silly claim, because there's a pretty interesting article about biker's right to use city streets in there.

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    Aug 25, 2008, 09:23AM

    More Colleges Call For Lower Drinking Age

    More details have emerged about a movement of college adminstrators who support a lower drinking age. An organization called the Amethyst Initiative has been working behind the scenes to recruit 123 college presidents for the cause. They planned to make an announcement in September before the news was leaked to the media, and even despite opposition they're continuting to stand by their pledge. Mothers Against Drunk Driving is leading the campaign against the administrators because they believe lowering the drinking age would encourage a "more dangerous drinking culture."

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    Aug 22, 2008, 03:15PM

    College Administrators Support Lower Drinking Age

    Last week the heads of several college and universities in Maryland gave their support to a proposed lowering of the drinking age. They were immediately opposed by several groups, notably Mothers Against Drunk Driving, but they've gotten support from the constituency most affected by dangerous binge drinking: their students.

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    Aug 22, 2008, 11:55AM

    Save Our Seas

    In this over-marketed world it's easy to be skeptical of virtually every advertisement you lay your eyes on. But it's important not to forget that there are some very talented and creative people working in the advertising industry, and every one in awhile they come up with something that approaches art. From Copyranter, the biggest ad grinch of all, comes an appreciative look at well-executed ads for Greenpeace.

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  • POP CULTURE

    Aug 22, 2008, 11:48AM

    Trend Spotting

    Now that shutter shades are worn by people who look like this guy, what's the next cool sunglass option? Are wayfarers still cool enough? Does it even matter since summer is almost over? Hipster Runoff answers all.

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    Aug 21, 2008, 05:11PM

    What Should I Buy?

    Hipster Runoff grapples with the greatest question our generation faces: how do I spend my money in a way that will increase my alternative authenticity? So many choices, so few dollars in today's economy.

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    Aug 21, 2008, 01:37PM

    College Presidents Taking Cues From John Ashcroft

    Southern Illinois University's chancellor covered up an art exhibit because one portion showed a partially exposed butt, channeling former Attorney General John Ashcroft's wish to drape cloth over the exposed breasts of Lady Justice. When asked for comment, he actually said "I do not believe in any form of censoring," proving that an uncomfortable lack of familiarity with the English language for a college administrator.

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    Aug 20, 2008, 12:20PM

    Baking Is Better Than Febreeze

    When a teenage food critic thinks about his weekend, more often than not something tasty is involved. Here he decides to spend his Saturday baking two loaves of brioche, and the house has never smelled better.

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    Aug 20, 2008, 10:18AM

    Great Moments In American Capitalism

    New York's always ahead of the curve compared to the rest of the country, including the foolish pretension that "Christmas" is some kind of special holiday season and not a marketing scheme planned all year long. Today, August 20, now marks the official start of Christmas insanity thanks to a Radio City Christmas Special ad in amNY. Buy your tickets today, in the middle of the damn summer.

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    Aug 19, 2008, 02:59PM

    The Internet's Killing Entertainment

    The music and movie industries in the U.S. are hemoraghing money right now. Bringing new products to market isn't profitable, and there's no new revenue in sight. If we don't figure out a way to make sure talent, entertainment, and intellectual property get rewarded, the U.S. might loose the most powerful weapons we've ever had: our culture.

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  • POP CULTURE

    Aug 27, 2008, 03:04PM

    Something for the Naked Eye

    Spencer Tunick appreciates flesh—especially in bulk. His photos of thousands of naked people in formation are quite the morning picker-upper for coworkers, friends and parents alike. (Maybe not the last one, unless your folks are as forgiving of your manic Internet surfing as ours.)

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  • POP CULTURE

    Aug 27, 2008, 02:05PM

    For Some Reason, This Looks More Effective Than Those "Truth" Ads

    As Harry Chapin's folky "I'm Gonna Be Just Like You" lilts in the background, a young boy experiences the trauma of losing his father to cigarettes. Honestly, I don't have any snark to dish. This is a touching ad.

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    Aug 27, 2008, 10:12AM

    We Are Imperialist Wolves

    Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed there's been a global shortage of good Stalinist propoganda posters. Sure, America's still got enemies that hate our core beliefs, but the Taliban and Al-Qaeda home video approach is so 21st century. What we need for some good ole' U.S.-hating art is a regime stuck in the 1940s, a country totally isolated from the modern world, a country whose leader kidnaps filmmakers for his private amusement. Here's a collection of North Korean government posters from a new book.

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  • POP CULTURE

    Aug 26, 2008, 05:14PM

    Trick Or Treat

    Art nerds no longer have to walk around college towns on Halloween with picture frames around their necks ("I'm post-modern you philistine"). Now they can emulate one Riitta Ikonen, a Finnish artist who is "concerned with the performance of images, through photography and costume design ... The super- garments I make open up new experiences. In my costumes tremendous things happen - to me and to the people I work with. Today I exploded an egg in the microwave. Next, I want to make an egg costume."

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    Aug 26, 2008, 03:20PM

    The History Of Civilization As Told By Lego Man

    This year marks the 30 year anniversary of the little Lego dude, officially known as Miniman. In order to celebrate Lego commissioned the best online Lego animators (apparently that's an acceptable way to describe yourself) to honor Miniman's legacy. Here's our favorite, which tells the history of humanity in exacting, Lego-sized detail.

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  • POP CULTURE

    Aug 23, 2008, 09:53AM

    Pizza Catsup

    Hunt's Ketchup made still be around, but Hunt's Pizza Catsup and Hunt's Hickory Catsup are relics of an era long gone. Here's a commercial with the cast of My Three Sons shilling those same products.

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    Aug 23, 2008, 09:46AM

    Tough Man, Soft Hair

    Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles may have been a tough and prepared baseball player, but he, like most men, wanted silky smooth hair. That's where Brylcream comes in.

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    Aug 21, 2008, 04:59PM

    Germany Is Beating Us In The Giant Transformer Arms Race

    German megacorporation ThyssenKrupp, manufacturer of steel, firearms, and other menancing metallic things, recently unveiled the largest land vehicle ever made. It's a giant excavator with an enormous spinning saw blade that took five years to build and is longer than two football fields.

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    Aug 21, 2008, 11:31AM

    The Magician Works His Magic

    The Magic Castle, located in Hollywood, is the capital of tricksters, hucksters, and sleight-of-hand artists. If a magician performs there they can perform anywhere. It's also an incredibly swanky place to impress a lady, at least if you're confident enough to start off a date with "open sesame."

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