Maybe- and I say this with actual hesitancy, because I know next to nothing about the way marketing works- it's because networks are chasing a wealthier demographic, even if the economy is bad?

DID MOSES NOT PART THE WATER WITH A CANE?
DID STRIPPERS NOT MAKE A ARK WHEN I MADE IT RAIN?

DID MOSES NOT PART THE WATER WITH A CANE?
DID STRIPPERS NOT MAKE A ARK WHEN I MADE IT RAIN?

New God Flow, Clique, To The World, and Mercy are all pretty solid to good. Everything else can go to hell.

New God Flow, Clique, To The World, and Mercy are all pretty solid to good. Everything else can go to hell.

It really isn't. It's not used to describe devotees of hip-hop or country culture, people who are primarily into sports, etc. People who are particularly interested in film, television, or indie/alternative music will be called hipsters, but not everyone.

It really isn't. It's not used to describe devotees of hip-hop or country culture, people who are primarily into sports, etc. People who are particularly interested in film, television, or indie/alternative music will be called hipsters, but not everyone.

@avclub-a30886189696ec2f02253bd337deef8b:disqus ….Okay.

@avclub-a30886189696ec2f02253bd337deef8b:disqus ….Okay.

That is a positive side-effect, yes.

That is a positive side-effect, yes.

Islam, taken in the abstract, is not what one would call "extreme." It's a fairly basic form of ethical monotheism, quite similar to Judaism (in fact, Islamic scholars sometimes consult Jewish sources when solving ethical problems). The extremists are, obviously, the Muslims who believe acts of violence against…

Islam, taken in the abstract, is not what one would call "extreme." It's a fairly basic form of ethical monotheism, quite similar to Judaism (in fact, Islamic scholars sometimes consult Jewish sources when solving ethical problems). The extremists are, obviously, the Muslims who believe acts of violence against…

Um, no, it's not.

Um, no, it's not.

MAYBACHS ON BACKS ON BACKS

MAYBACHS ON BACKS ON BACKS

I think everybody needs to get the hell over this "'Hipster' is a poorly defined term!" thing. Hipsters are basically defined by an annoyingly condescending attitude and unwarranted arrogance about their own tastes. We don't need to argue about what kind of music they listen to, specifically, or what their clothes…

I think everybody needs to get the hell over this "'Hipster' is a poorly defined term!" thing. Hipsters are basically defined by an annoyingly condescending attitude and unwarranted arrogance about their own tastes. We don't need to argue about what kind of music they listen to, specifically, or what their clothes…

This may be good, O my brothers.