Unhappy Hipsters

And then — a wild gust of wind.

(Photo: Richard Powers; Dwell, March 2009)

Believe it or not, it was one of their more successful parties.

(Photo: Unknown; Dwell)

He couldn’t stand another night with that smug hookah.

(Photo: Hertha Hernaus; Dwell, June 2007)

The things that once so defined him — shag carpeting, Room & Board sofas, monogamy — now suffocated him.

(Photo: Dean Kaufman; Dwell, September 2009)

The octopus was full of judgment.

(Photo: Mark Compton; Dwell, October 2009)

He tried to focus on the novel, and not how much his bedroom reminded him of a plywood coffin.

(Dwell magazine, November 2009)

Ever the realist, he built his table for one.

(Photo: Céline Clanet; Dwell magazine, February 2010)

He is sad because his house looks like an elementary school. And all the children have died.

(Dwell magazine, February 2008)