Kate Ryan

As an Uber driver, I have the privilege of talking to and eavesdropping on a sampling of L.A.’s finest, ranging from the clinically insane to the simply self-absorbed. As a writer, there is no end to the amount of inspiration my passengers provide.

There are some hipster things that hipsters want us to love, so we’ll join their cult. But we’re done falling for these things because we’re all unique individuals. Here are 10 things you need to avoid right now if you don’t want to be a hipster.

It was a tradition of theirs. When siblings Sue and Johnny went home to their mother’s for Christmas, they watched the 11 o’clock local news.

At Monster High, Jimmy Werewolf gets another demerit for forgetting to shave again.

Eva, having stayed up the whole night preoccupied with death and time, planned to call in sick.

You could take this easy, informative quiz to find out with whom you side on important legislative issues and social policies. Or you could go my route and pick your candidate based on what dinosaur they resemble.

LAX, on the other hand, seemed like a perfect place to pick up the latest deadly virus.

She got too high while watching The Bachelor and had a misanthropic breakdown.

Surviving the Apocalypse didn’t mean they couldn’t enjoy a little romance.

Alison learned from her grandmother how a plastic smile could take you places—especially in a place like Hollywood.