Posts Tagged by self expression
The Hipster Effect at TEDx Gramercy
| April 30, 2012 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity |
In March 2012, I was invited to speak about the hipster effect at the inaugural TEDxGramercy event. Without further ado, here is a video of my TEDx talk: on identity, personal transformation and the hipster effect. I highly recommend checking out some of the other talks from TEDxGramercy. Quite enlightening all around.
A new definition of hipster
| April 2, 2012 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity |
When was the last time you heard the word hipster being used? For most of us, not more than a few days pass in between encounters of the commonly used insult – and, for the most part, it is an insult. Yet despite its exceedingly common and widespread usage, publications continue to release articles declaring the hipster phenomenon over. Last week, Flavorwire published…
Book excerpt: Translate my outfit
| February 29, 2012 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Hipsterdom, Identity |
“The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.” – Steel Magnolias Well, that and walk-in closets. After all, is there any better indication of the modern obsession with personal appearance than our need to have an entire room dedicated to housing our threads, kicks and baubles? There’s clothes for work, clothes for working out, clothes for going…
Book excerpt: Mr. Bro
| December 5, 2011 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity, The offline world |
“What’s ‘dude?’ Is that like ‘dude ranch?’” “Dude means nice guy. Dude means a regular sort of person.” – Easy Rider, 1969 “Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not ‘Mr. Lebowski.’ You’re Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude. So that’s what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you’re not into…
Happy transforming
| October 28, 2011 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity |
So what are you gonna be for Thanksgiving this year? Wait, that doesn’t sound right. Who are you going as for July 4th? Nope, that’s not it either. Have you figured out your Christmas costume yet? The one and only holiday* where we ask who you’re going to be rather than what you’re going to do is, of course, Halloween. It is the…
Friend me, judge me, love me
| October 19, 2011 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Identity, Internet culture |
I have a confession to make: I watched Jersey Shore and I liked it. Big budget Hollywood thrillers? Love ‘em. Supernatural horror flicks? Yep, I love those too. But if asked to list my viewing preferences on a social networking profile, I’m far more likely to write about my favorite art house directors, foreign films and independent dramas. The reason is simple: you’re…
Sharpie and the self-expressing life
| September 20, 2011 | Posted by Sophy Bot under Customization, Identity |
A new TV ad by Sharpie asks a simple question: what would life be like without self-expression? Maybe a better question is this: at what point in our cultural evolution did self-expression become such a big part of our lives? Sharpies were originally reserved for architects, advertisers, businesspeople, artists… specialists, in other words, often in creative fields. The new ad implicates that we’ve…
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