Is there a name or term for the aesthetic these blogs contain? [more inside]
posted by CitrusFreak12 on Oct 16, 2009 - 20 answers

I want to write and publish a book on the industrial music scene from a feminist perspective. I’m a decent writer, but I have no photography, graphic design, marketing, or publishing experience, and no industry connections. Where do I start? [more inside]
posted by velvet winter on Oct 3, 2009 - 8 answers

What is a geek? Does the term still have meaning? Recently, I've noticed that large groups of people I'd have never considered to be geeks claim the label as their own, citing interest in things like video games and social networking sites which were once the domain of geeks but have now become entirely mainstream. So, what does it mean to be a geek? If you self-identify as such, why?
posted by signalnine on Aug 10, 2009 - 25 answers

Can you recommend some books to me similar to the sociology-of-a-subculture style of Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels, Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a Day and Bill Buford's Among the Thugs? [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Mar 15, 2009 - 26 answers

Why do people hate hippies so much? [more inside]
posted by Who_Am_I on Jul 31, 2008 - 70 answers

I remember reading about a subculture of vhs tapes in a northern African country (Ethiopia?), linked to its traditionally oral culture, a resistance movement, and (possibly) Haile Selassie. But it's all jumbled memories, now. Any helpful pointers?
posted by progosk on Apr 29, 2008 - 4 answers

Help me get my Goth on. [more inside]
posted by donovan on Sep 20, 2007 - 17 answers

I will have to linger in Bangkok next week. As I am pretty dispassionate about aged culture and interchangeable city centers: what is the best borough to get access to Bangkok subcultures?
posted by phuture-4000 on Feb 23, 2007 - 7 answers

UrbanLegendFilter: Anyone ever hear of the isolated Antarctic base where the crew watched the same videotape over and over, went crazy, and started speaking their own private language? [more inside]
posted by rwhe on Aug 3, 2006 - 19 answers

Why do some women love a man's haircut and clothes so much? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 15, 2005 - 35 answers

Have researchers ever explored the psychological or cultural factors behind the Otherkin phenomenon?
posted by johngoren on Aug 2, 2005 - 5 answers