Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head

Music Buzz The band's video for "Sophisticated Side Ponytail" is mesmerizing, but should be avoided by epileptics and hipster-haters at all costs. Plus, when's the last time you heard a shoutout to Shamu?

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New Old Gay

Culture Buzz According to a new piece in the trend-hungry New York Observer, reactionary young gay men are intentionally adopting traits of their flaboyant forefathers. Trading indie rock and seedy dives for torch songs and piano bars, these fellas are making "old gay" new again. Not to get all "cultural theorist" here, but is it really possible to now reposition the same things that historically isolated men as now being semi-ironic? So what if a gay guy likes Stephen Sondheim and Stephen Malkmus? Ugh, I need a boyfriend. Can someone write a trend piece about that?

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   “Swish is Back With a Vengeance,” Says The New York Observer

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   Heroin Dabblers And Pointy Shoe Wearers: The New Gay

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   Which “Gay” Are You?

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Barack Obama is Your New Fixie

Culture Buzz Why Barack Obama is your new BFF. While Barack drops knowledge across the globe, he still finds time to appeal to your inner hipster.

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   Barack Obama Is Your New Fixie

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   Shader Lab (Creators)

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Jewish Rosaries

Style Buzz So much for nuns and Mexican ladies having all the fun! One jewelry designer is making the Catholic prayer beads available to all the nice Jewish girls and boys. Who would've thought a simple accessory might finally bring an end to the war that brews in Williamsburg?

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   Tiny Torahs? Sounds Like Meshuggeneh.

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   Become a True Believer

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   “The Star of David Walks Into a Bar…”

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Savoir Adore

Music Buzz The boy-girl self-described "fantasy rock" duo is quietly making a name for themselves on the East Coast as they continue to draw comparisons to Postal Service and Broken Social Scene. Alongside labelmates MGMT, Savoir Adore is continuing in Brooklyn's tireless fight to conquer the iTunes library of the skinny-jeans-and-bedhead set.

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   Download 4 Savoir Adore Songs for $0.00!

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   Savoir Adore: “Backed by a Trained Chorus of Several Small Birds and Band of Guinea Pigs On Wheels”

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   Savoir Adore on MySpace!

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Hipster Librarians

Culture Buzz They're young, they're classy, and they're making the Dewey Decimal system sexy (although the librarians themselves don't necessarily agree). Take a look, it's in a book! The Tina-Fey-lookalikes who are navigating the card catalogs these days are making reading fun again.

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   The New York Times Caught On First

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   Die Hipster Librarian Trash?

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   A Hipster Librarian Enclave Grows In Brooklyn

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Hipster Agriculture

Food Buzz Young folks dwelling in urban settings are finding ways to grow mini-farms with limited space and resources. We never considered keeping compost in your freezer or waking up at 6am to feed your hens as being glamorous, but the New York Times certainly makes it look that way.

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   NY Times Article: Williamsburg Hipsters Starting Miniature Farms on The Roofs of Their Loft Buildings

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   The NYT Hipster Farmer Article Contains Lots of Stuff White People Like

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   Urban Outfitters Has Started Stocking Rakes and Planters in Their Housewares Section

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