The Daily Hook

First of all, to Ryan who posted this comment, thank you for miraculously finding our blog and writing this well thought out comment! Without people like you, The Daily Hook would have absolutely nothing to write about! This is Ryan’s reaction to our previous post reviewing the Williamsburg short series, TheBurg.tv.

Thank you for your post and your appraisal of theburg.tv. However, I’m still a little confused. Could you please explain to me what exactly constitues a “hipster,” and why the producers behind theburg.tv don’t deserve the title? I’m from somewhere other than New York City (yes, there is life beyond the Hudson river), and I’m a little out of touch with contemporary social categories.
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I came across TheBurg.tv website today and at first glance I thought it was hipsters doing a videoblog series making fun of hipsters, which would make absolutely no sense because that would not be funny at all! However, it turns out that these people really are just normal New Yorkers who, like us, realize how out of control hipsters are.

The writing on the series is pretty solid, the acting is alright, but what impresses me the most is the whole overall concept of the show: the anti-hipster movement has begun! I hope they take the time to listen to our radio show. They have a loyal following, maybe they can help us out a little bit!

Before I let them off the hook that easy though, I want some reassurance that the cast and production crew really aren’t hipsters! I checked out their about us page and they look well shaven, groomed, and wearing clothes that appear to be from somewhere else other than the Salvation army. That being said, it looks promising!

Hipster jean peddlers Adriano Goldschmied have hired hipster coke head, Dash Snow, to be its spokesman. I have absolutely no idea who Dash Snow is because, obviously, I am not hip enough but his Wikipedia biography reads,

Dash Snow originally started taking photos when he was a teenager. Using his Polaroids as a diaristic record of the many ‘nights before’ he couldn’t remember, his snapshots piece together a fragmented portrait of peripheral existence. Filling in the voids of his blackouts, Snow’s photos broach the seedy and taboo with a dislocated intimacy.

Sounds like a perfect role model for your kids as well as an individual who you’d definitely want to take home to mom. I apologize for that low blow to all beautiful hipster loving females!

This news comes from our unknown friends over at Adrants

The graph on the left represents all of the mentions of the word “Hipster” on blogs worldwide. The graph on the right represents all of the mentions of the word “Gangster” on blogs worldwide. The conclusion is that gangsters are still more hip than hipsters are gangster!

In other news, The Onion reports that “US Trendsetters Go On Strike.” Here is a little excerpt:

NEW YORK—More than 11,000 trendsetters, tastemakers, movers, and shakers gathered in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood Monday to declare a strike against the broad segment of the American population that they say routinely copies their fashions, musical tastes, and sensibilities. Should the strike persist, experts said, it could bring the pop-cultural life of the nation to a standstill.

Read the article here!