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The Occupy Wall Street movement may be starting to lose its luster with the American public [as of Novenmber 11 of last year], with four in ten now saying they have an unfavorable view of the protests, a new nationwide UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows.

The online poll of 1,005 American adults reveals that 35 percent still have a positive impression of the Occupy movement, but 40 percent now say they have an unfavorable opinion. About one quarter of the poll respondents had no opinion or were unsure.

Half of American adults say they have an unfavorable impression of the Tea Party, while just 29 percent hold a favorable view, according to the poll. A total of 31 percent say they have a “strongly unfavorable” view, indicating the intensity of feeling against the Tea Party movement is relatively high. Just 10 percent view the Tea Party movement in a “strongly favorable” light.

Just 13 percent have a “strongly favorable” impression of the Occupy movement, while 21 percent had a “strongly unfavorable” view. Surprisingly, lower-income voters have the least favorable opinion of the Occupy movement, while those making more than $100,000 are more supportive.

The poll does show one common thread between both movements, however — a strong dislike for both Wall Street and the federal government.

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a Time Magazine article, Brief History: Hipsters

at the bottom of which is a link to "Hipster Bingo", which reminds you of a recurrent phenomenon (since the Dot-Com era) of "Buzz-Word Bingo" and javascript "Buzz-Word Bingo," "Techie Job Title" and "Web Economy" Generators.

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UPDATE!!!

Lifestyle

Trendspotters, take note — all the cool kids are dressing (and farming) like the Amish these days.

In Brooklyn, it would be hard to tell if this seller were Amish or just a hipster.

Attention trendwatchers: There’s a new hipster icon in town. They wear black and white, eschew buttons, rarely wear accessories, and mostly only hang out with one another. Their elusive hipster enclave isn’t in Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Silver Lake in Los Angeles — or even in “Portlandia.” For the latest trend in oblique hipness, head to Pennsylvania Dutch country and the homes of the Amish.

Yes, you read that correctly, the Amish are experiencing a zeitgeist of fashion-forwardness that they haven’t experienced since, well, the 1800s. Last year the New York Times ran a fashion spread under the title “Amish Fashion Week” featuring men in simply cut trousers, unadorned shirts, and broad-brimmed black hats. As with many trends from the runway, the look has finally trickled down to the rest of us. But the accidental hipsterness doesn’t extend just to fashion.

even MORE: Amish Romance Novels: No Bonnet Rippers

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