Hipster Runoff is one of the more curious anomalies of the internet at the moment. It started off as an MP3 blog and has evolved into a strange admixture of seemingly banal textspeak and hipster cultural criticism. Carles, the anonymous blogger behind the site recently talked with the Village Voice, and cryptically sheds some light on what’s the real meaning and purpose behind HRO.
The Village Voice reports:
You’d told me you’re not in New York, right? Do you get out here at all? Do you interact regularly, or at all, with “altbros” and “altbags”? Or is your study of them mostly [...]
February 4, 2009
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