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subculture

[suhb-kuhl-cher, suhb-kuhl-cher] / sʌbˈkʌl tʃər, ˈsʌbˌkʌl tʃər /


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Inspired by the museum’s Soviet Hippie collection, an archive that documents the suppressed Soviet subculture of the 1960s through photos, clothing and memorabilia, the workshops use historical events as foundations for creative prompts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

And in a just world, that’s where this would have started and ended: Cramer living in the boundaries of his fun, space-loving subculture, meditating in the Martian desert landscapes of Sedona, not hurting anyone.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The mega-wealthy live in their own parallel societies and subculture — “Richistan” — where this becomes the norm.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Burke, 33, herself became internet famous when she started posting TikToks about the tradwife movement, a subculture that has ignited feminists and earned praise from religious conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

If the humans were aware of a fairy subculture, it was only a matter of time before the two species went to war.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The Latina expression of the gothic through self-styling is not a passing algorithmic trend — nor is it a passive imitation of white subcultures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It is a mosaic of subcultures: fishermen in coastal towns, hipsters in Portland, hippies in Eugene, hikers in Bend, farmers in the Willamette Valley, loggers in timber towns and cowboys in Eastern Oregon’s high desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

His content, and that of similar influencers, has brought looksmaxxing out of niche underground subcultures and made it more mainstream.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

One legacy of the internet is the millions of subcultures that it helps flourish.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025

He was all of those things, a bizarre cross-pollination of subcultures possible only in South Florida.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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