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Bruno, I think if there is any redeeming value in the NY Times opinion piece it is the comment on the generational shift, which you alluded to. Unfortunately, replacing the kind of Apple, techy knowledge with mechanical knowledge only makes us more susceptible to consumerism, which appeared to...
Forgive me if this NY Times piece has already been referenced:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/is-the-iphone-replacing-the-motorcycle.html?_r=1&src=recg
The thesis is that Apple products (for example) are supplanting motorcycles as the "cool" purchase for a younger generation...
If anyone needs an article edited, I would be glad to help, even if it's just straight-up grammar and spelling. I'll fix any errors and send it back to you. I spent MANY years as an English major, so please put my education to use!
"Hipster" has not always been associated with conformist, privileged twenty-somethings who are trying to be cool. Norman Mailer wrote a very famous essay called "The White Negro" in which he explored what it meant to be a hipster. I'm not sure when this term became so pejorative. I believe...
Since they were so damn cool, I sent these bike pics to some people at work. A guy emails me back saying, "This is more my speed:"
Minneapolis ArtCar Parade 2007 -- The Sofa Car
I've seen people reference various steampunk bikes. Thought some who were interested in the movement in general would enjoy this short video. (At the end of the video there is a steampunk-ed My Little Pony):
http://www.pbs.org/arts/gallery/off-book-episode-4-steampunk/off-book-episode-4-steampunk/
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