A couple weeks back, Adam Sternbergh got the cover story for New York Magazine with a piece titled "Up With Grups".
On one hand, I understand his argument that there exists a certain subsegment of society that is counter to traditional notions of "adulthood" - white picket fence, suburbs, sensible slacks, etc. But hasn't a counter-culture always existed? The kids that listened to The Cure as teens don't always grow up to be the adults who listen to Phil Collins. Maybe they've moved on to Ivy or Interpol instead. My point is - there were always urban hipsters, so what's the big deal?
That being said, I do like many of the bands that he listed, shop at some of the stores he mentioned, and live in Park Slope - so does that make me the biggest Grup of all?
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