| We are changing up our cities! Which ones matter the most to you?: | |
| LA |  (8.8%) |
| NY | (44.8%) |
| London | (10.4%) |
| Chicago | (5.6%) |
| Miami | (30.4%) |
| We are changing HipBites! What would you like to see us send you to do most?: | |
| Clam digging | (21.42%) |
| Skeet shooting | (7.14%) |
| Flying in classic aircraft | (2.38%) |
| Hot air ballooning | (16.66%) |
| Off-roading | (52.38%) |
| From HipGuide, I would rather see more: | |
| long travel articles | (20%) |
| post event party coverage | (13.33%) |
| a first person blog | (13.33%) |
| trend articles, not necessarily about nightlife | (33.33%) |
| beauty reviews | (20%) |
| What's the best new 2011 bar in NY?: | |
| PhD | (38.88%) |
| Double Seven in the new location | (11.11%) |
| Catch | (27.77%) |
| Electric Room | (16.66%) |
| Le Baron pop-up | (5.55%) |
| Greece is in bad shape. What do you think is going to happen?: | |
| The Euro is going to crash. | (34.04%) |
| Germany is going to kick them out of the EU. | (25.53%) |
| It's either them or Turkey so they'll probably get to stay. | (14.89%) |
| Who cares so long as I can go to the Greek Isles for a cheap holiday! | (21.27%) |
| What news have you paid the most attention to of late? (Be truthful! It's anonymous!): | |
| Osama's death | (28.57%) |
| The economy, potential inflation and a rise in crippling debt | (42.85%) |
| The British Royal wedding | (28.57%) |
| The recovery of Air France's black box | (0%) |
| The tornadoes in the south of the U.S. | (0%) |
| How do you feel the death of Osama bin Laden will affect your travel?: | |
| I feel safer now and can finally relax. | (8.33%) |
| I think where one dies, ten others will rise up so I am now more vigilant. | (25%) |
| I feel in more danger now so will travel but less often. | (0%) |
| I don't let things like this affect whether I take trips or not so no change. | (66.66%) |
| How do you feel about the new TSA pat-downs?: | |
| It's the most action I'm going to get all year! | (15.78%) |
| I find it offensive but better than a questionable x-ray. | (5.26%) |
| It's a violation of my civil liberties and my libertarian civilities. | (15.78%) |
| I gave up on protesting travel indignities ages ago. | (31.57%) |
| Of course they want to cop a feel; I'm adorable. | (31.57%) |
| The way I feel about the impending wedding of William and Kate is: | |
| I've booked my flights; England here I come! | (11.11%) |
| Didn't we get rid of the British in a war? | (11.11%) |
| Not terribly important but I'm into that blue Issa dress. | (44.44%) |
| Cameron asked them to plump up the economy after his China trip. | (16.66%) |
| Who are they? | (16.66%) |
| People went bananas for H & M for Lanvin; did you?: | |
| Heck no, I stayed home and slept! | (50%) |
| Yes I broke down and spent my rent. | (0%) |
| I bought a little bit - we sure are making those Swedish rich. | (37.5%) |
| I don't wear high street; only the original Lanvin. | (0%) |
| What's a Lanvin? | (12.5%) |
| Apparently Dolce and Gabbana may go to jail for setting up a bank account in Luxembourg? How do you feel about that?: | |
| Isn't this standard tax behaviour for Italy? | (45%) |
| I don't believe it! They're innocent. | (0%) |
| I wouldn't trust my money to the Italian government either! | (35%) |
| Italy should be paying them; they're national icons! | (0%) |
| Designers clearly need better business managers! | (20%) |
| The one thing I don't want to come back from the 90s is: | |
| flannel | (25%) |
| coloured denim | (5.55%) |
| oversized motorcycle jackets | (11.11%) |
| lace up combat boots | (13.88%) |
| boy bands | (44.44%) |
| Most on my mind right now is: | |
| the upcoming holidays | (25%) |
| the American mid-term elections | (0%) |
| the state of our education system | (0%) |
| the economy | (37.5%) |
| how to get into the Boom Boom Room | (37.5%) |
| In what social media would you like to see HipGuide?: | |
| I follow you on Twitter! | (20.31%) |
| I'd 'fan' you on Facebook! | (46.87%) |
| I'd stalk you on FourSquare! | (4.68%) |
| HipBites emails are plenty of interaction for me! | (7.81%) |
| No media please, I'll only socialise with you over a bubbly! | (9.37%) |
| HipGuide Twitters. So we're not twits with our twattering, we want to know what you want (and sign up at www.twitter.com/hipguide). Majority rules; so vote! Should HipGuide: | |
| announce new bars, clubs and restaurants | (14.58%) |
| what's hot? pure voyeurism into where we're going, what we're seeing. destinations/collections/things which are trending | (20.83%) |
| last minute parties you can actually go to | (16.66%) |
| fashion giveaways and freebies, drink coupons and discounts | (8.33%) |
| all of the above (if you don't want all but just one or two, pick the one above you most want) | (35.41%) |
| Boy the market's really going south; we'd like to understand how that affects your HipGuide experience?: | |
| I knew this was coming and I'm feeling okay about it so money is still no object for me! Bring on the bottle service! | (16.89%) |
| I still have to eat, especially when I travel, but I'm splurging mostly when I can expense it. | (35.13%) |
| Well, I will probably search out bars in my local town but I'm not checking out your other cities or doing bottle service. | (30.40%) |
| There's a problem in the market? | (17.56%) |
| Some say Richistan is alive and well; how is the recession affecting your summer?: | |
| I am not affected; what's the difference between paying $60k for jet fuel versus $40k. | (9.67%) |
| I'm still having a proper summer, proper holidays and all but it's all about the experience now. I haven't added any material goods to my life in awhile. No shopping for this turkey! | (51.61%) |
| I've become super cheap and am haunting the sample sales and other people's drink tabs! | (22.58%) |
| Yargh, there's a recession on? Why didn't anyone tell me? | (16.12%) |
| Sometime ago we wrote that Atlantic City was the next Vegas, now Beatrice Inn wants to open there; what do you think?: | |
| AC will never be cool. | (59.39%) |
| Casinos have become so chic it could actually be. | (10.52%) |
| Can't Beatrice Inn find another location in NY, or even say Boston? | (9.77%) |
| They'd have to clean up the crime first or maybe the crime will go to them? | (4.51%) |
| It already is a hot destination before you told me, HipGuide! | (15.78%) |
| It can't be fun and games all the time; we'd like to know where you stand. I'm voting for: | |
| Hillary Clinton | (32.43%) |
| John McCain | (16.21%) |
| Barack Obama | (40.54%) |
| Mike Huckabee | (0%) |
| I'm not American! | (10.81%) |
| What's most on your mind right now?: | |
| Heath Ledger's tragic passing. | (3.03%) |
| The elections. | (27.27%) |
| The recession and sub-prime mortgage situation. | (66.66%) |
| The writer strike and award show cancellations. | (3.03%) |
| What do you think of the cancellations of the award shows as a result of the Writer's Guild strike?: | |
| Who cares when it's Primaries Season. I'm only watching Voting coverage. | (28.57%) |
| It's only a terrible loss for the photographers who stand to lose money on picture sales. | (7.14%) |
| Award shows are so self-congratulatory anyways. | (35.71%) |
| I look forward to the red carpet every season; it's a loss of glamour. | (21.42%) |
| It will bite the writers back because they're making new enemies. | (7.14%) |
| What are your thoughts on the current state of the economy?: | |
| I think we're headed for a recession. Lowered interest rates can only take us so far. | (65.28%) |
| We would never be in a recession during an election year. | (13.22%) |
| Totally won't affect me; I'm independently wealthy. | (4.13%) |
| I don't know but I'm giving up my private jets membership just in case! | (7.43%) |
| Huh? There's a problem in the economy? | (9.91%) |
| What are you reading now?: | |
| Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day | (20.27%) |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski's Second Chance | (5.40%) |
| Thomas McNamee's Alice Waters and Chez Panisse | (9.45%) |
| Davar Ardalan's My Name Is Iran | (10.81%) |
| What? Read? I only read your website! | (54.05%) |
| Would you rather our HipBites emails be: | |
| just new openings and listings | (30.15%) |
| a miniguide on one travel location and a few new openings | (19.04%) |
| a smattering of all topics, hip books, hip music, hip people, hip gifts and new openings | (22.22%) |
| hip last minute parties only | (9.52%) |
| huh? you send out an email? | (19.04%) |
| How do you feel about bottle service at night clubs?: | |
| I like having a guaranteed table and I'm willing to pay for it. | (15.61%) |
| It's fine for guys but not for girls. | (6.69%) |
| I hate it and think it's a scam that's ruining nightlife. | (38.97%) |
| It was fine when it was a one bottle minimum but two or more is abusive. | (32.80%) |
| Is that where people bring me milk in old fashioned pint jars? | (5.90%) |
| We have TV on the brain; what's worth watching?: | |
| Lost | (36.45%) |
| Conviction | (3.94%) |
| Top Chef | (13.79%) |
| My Name Is Earl | (24.63%) |
| None of the above, I'm a print junkie! | (21.18%) |
| Which Olympics events did you watch?: | |
| Luge and-or Bobsled | (6.06%) |
| Snowboarding | (21.21%) |
| Figure skating | (36.36%) |
| Skiing | (15.15%) |
| None of the above, too much freakin snow! | (21.21%) |
| Which sports event are you most into this year?: | |
| It's all about Michelle Kwan winning at the Olympics in Torino! | (18.98%) |
| I'm braving the cold of Detroit for the Superbowl! | (17.72%) |
| Soccer is where it's at and I'm going to bend it in Berlin! | (34.17%) |
| Sports, what are you nuts, the closest to sporty I get is the Ten Martini Marathon! | (29.11%) |
| What do you think of this whole Intelligent Design thing?: | |
| Why are we still debating evolution and where's my vodka martini? | (59.44%) |
| I completely believe in this whole Spaghetti Monster thing. | (9.05%) |
| God made me and that's so hip, er, I mean my hip. | (11.41%) |
| Spaghetti, couldn't Bobby Henderson have at least made it Cookie Monster? | (1.57%) |
| I don't read the newspaper so I have no idea what you're talking about. | (18.50%) |
| This summer I will be going to: | |
| Dubai and Oman | (8.74%) |
| South of France and Capri | (25.05%) |
| Croatia | (16.78%) |
| Brasil, Uruguay and Argentina | (16.54%) |
| Hamptons, Nantucket and Rhode Island | (32.86%) |
| This year it seemed like no one cared about the Oscars, didn't it?: | |
| Who cares when the world is dealing with tsunamis? | (21.13%) |
| I never cared about the Oscars! | (41.23%) |
| I would have watched it but my plane back from Milan Fashion Week didn't have it live! | (14.94%) |
| I still care! I can tell you exactly who won what! | (22.68%) |
| To help with tsunami relief, I would rather: | |
| go to an event raising money for a relief organisation where my drinking will be doing good. | (22.22%) |
| book a trip to SE Asia to encourage tourist dollars. | (22.22%) |
| send money directly to a relief organisation I've researched. | (46.91%) |
| lay low; I don't believe I can make a difference at this point. | (8.64%) |
| This year our gift guide is James Bond- themed. Who was the best Bond?: | |
| Pierce Brosnan | (17.17%) |
| Timothy Dalton | (1.51%) |
| Roger Moore | (15.15%) |
| Sean Connery | (62.12%) |
| George Lazenby | (4.04%) |
| Previously war torn destinations are the next frontier in travel; would you go to some place such as Eritrea?: | |
| What are you, nuts? I'm sticking to Monte Carlo. | (30%) |
| Absolutely! I want to be the first anywhere! | (25.45%) |
| You can learn a lot from a changing landscape and culture so probably. | (30.90%) |
| I'm not going anywhere I haven't heard of. | (13.63%) |
| Who won the second US Presidential debate?: | |
| Senator John Kerry | (57.14%) |
| President Bush | (25.71%) |
| Neither | (2.85%) |
| Tie | (2.85%) |
| Who cares! | (11.42%) |
| Who won the U.S. Vice Presidential debate?: | |
| Dick Cheney | (30.30%) |
| John Edwards | (48.48%) |
| Tie | (6.06%) |
| Neither | (3.03%) |
| Who cares! | (12.12%) |
| Hurricanes keep beating up one of our favourite states; how do you feel about Florida: | |
| I never travel to Miami or anywhere else in Florida so who cares! | (24%) |
| I'll be going to Cap Ferrat or St Barths instead | (36%) |
| I live in Florida - it sucks to be us! | (12%) |
| Hurricanes don't affect my traveling plans, terrorism does! | (28%) |
| What do you think of the situation in Beslan, Russia?: | |
| It's FSB and the Russian forces' fault for storming the building. | (15.38%) |
| It's all Putin's fault for not giving the Muslim-majority republic their independence. | (25.64%) |
| There was no other choice for the forces; it was inevitable that children would be the casualties. | (23.07%) |
| Putin had to take a stand and support the weekend's elections in Chechnya. | (5.12%) |
| What is this CNBC, I thought you guys were a site about bars?! | (30.76%) |
| What do you think of the Republican National Convention taking place in NYC?: | |
| Forget politics, it's just asking for trouble. Poor Manhattan! | (40%) |
| No one with opposable digits should be Republican, go home! | (33.33%) |
| Yippee, for once I'm with my people. | (10%) |
| Hey, at least it's not in my city! | (10%) |
| Who cares, I don't live in the U.S. | (6.66%) |
| In the men's parallel bars, Nakano Daisuke from Japan did a twisting dismount never previously attemped in Olympic history - yet he didn't get the score he seemed to deserve. Was he bilked?: | |
| no, you should never win a medal for a sport that requires men to wear tights | (27.77%) |
| there's an olympics going on??? | (11.11%) |
| naka-what-a-whosie? | (22.22%) |
| "bilked"? do you mean "milked"? | (11.11%) |
| yes! payback for WW2. sneaky yoo-krayns. | (27.77%) |
| In the men's parallel bars, Nakano Daisuke from Japan did a twisting dismount never previously attemped in Olympic history - yet he didn't get the score he seemed to deserve. Was he bilked? : | |
| no, you should never win a medal for a sport that requires men to wear tights | (0%) |
| there's an olympics going on??? | (0%) |
| naka-what-a-whosie? | (0%) |
| "bilked"? do you mean "milked"? | (0%) |
| yes! payback for WW2. sneaky yoo-krayns. | (100%) |
| In the men's parallel bars, Nakano Daisuke from Japan did a twisting dismount never previously attemped in Olympic history - yet he didn't get the score he seemed to deserve. Was he bilked? : | |
| Yes, the commentators were right. If you break new ground, you should be rewarded. | (50%) |
| Yes, but they gave it to the Ukrainians in honour of the teammate they lost. | (0%) |
| Yes, but the Olympics are very political. | (50%) |
| No, Valeri was better. | (0%) |
| Voting?: | |
| I'm voting for Kerry-Edwards | (62.35%) |
| I'm voting for Bush-Cheney | (25.47%) |
| I couldn't care less about voting | (2.28%) |
| I can't vote! I'm not an American citizen! | (5.70%) |
| I don't live in the U.S.! | (4.18%) |
| What do you think of Michael Moore's new flick, Fahrenheit 911?: | |
| The man is a genius, HE should run for President. | (34.21%) |
| Michael Moore might have some legitimate points but they're hidden by his self- promotion. | (29.82%) |
| The man WOULD be a genius but for his "creative" film splicing. | (16.66%) |
| I'm a Republican, and he should move to another country, any country. | (19.29%) |
| What do you think of Madonna's new tour?: | |
| I loved her once but dang, is that woman EVER going to retire. | (30%) |
| I laughed, I cried, it was better than Finding Nemo. | (23.33%) |
| I've been stalking scalpers but still can't get tickets. | (3.33%) |
| The old 80s trend is back - apathy - I couldn't care less. | (43.33%) |
| It's Saint Tropez season again! This year I am going to: | |
| St. Tropez, of course | (35.47%) |
| Palma de Mallorca | (22.22%) |
| Brazil | (26.92%) |
| Catalina | (3.41%) |
| Pantelleria | (11.96%) |
| Fur is back as shown on nearly every single runway this season...what do you think of fur?: | |
| I'm with Stella McCartney on this one, the stuff is gross. | (39.63%) |
| I'm with Karolina Kurkova on this one, the stuff is pretty freakin' fabulous. | (39.63%) |
| I'm on my own and have no opinion on the stuff, but dang it is cold out there! | (17.51%) |
| I'm a slave to the trends so if it's in this season, then THIS season I'm for it! | (3.22%) |
| The New Years resolution is I am most likely to keep is: | |
| I don't make New Years resolutions! | (47.45%) |
| to lose weight! | (18.64%) |
| to make more money/become more successful! | (11.86%) |
| find a significant other! | (13.55%) |
| call my family more often! | (8.47%) |
| Mad cow has been found in Washington; how will this affect your dining out?: | |
| I'm a vegetarian; I've always known that meat by products contain the nervous system, where mad cow resides! | (22.42%) |
| Mad cow shmad wow, I'm already crazy, where's the beef?! | (21.49%) |
| Well, it doesn't make me happy to know that cow is making its way into my chicken feed but I'm going to keep eating the same way. | (26.16%) |
| I'll probably cut out red meat but keep chancing it with chicken. Broc! Broc! Moo! | (29.90%) |
| Mad cow has been found in Washington; how will this affect your dining out?: | |
| I'm a vegetarian; I've always known that meat by products contain the nervous system, where mad cow resides! | (100%) |
| Mad cow shmad wow, I'm already crazy, where's the beef?! | (0%) |
| Well, it doesn't make me happy to know that cow is making its way into my chicken feed but I'm going to keep eating the same way. | (0%) |
| I'll probably cut out red meat but keep chancing it with chicken. Broc! Broc! Moo! | (0%) |
| We recently saw one of the Bachelorette castoffs, one of the Aver. Joe castoffs on Match.com. What do you think of online dating?: | |
| I found my hip other on there so I think it's faboo. | (11.11%) |
| I'll buy books, CDs, maybe even get me a new job or pad but a mate? No way. | (47.22%) |
| Only geeks surf the web. Wait, what am I doing at this site. Ack! | (8.33%) |
| I'm taken so I keep hoping my hip other doesn't see my profile online! | (5.55%) |
| It's pretty cool because I can "date" while at work so it's my new way of meeting people. | (27.77%) |
| We recently saw one of the Bachelorette castoffs, one of the Aver. Joe castoffs on Match.com. What do you think of online dating?: | |
| I found my hip other on there so I think it's faboo. | (33.33%) |
| I'll buy books, CDs, maybe even get me a new job or pad but a mate? No way. | (25%) |
| Only geeks surf the web. Wait, what am I doing at this site. Ack! | (16.66%) |
| I'm taken so I keep hoping my hip other doesn't seem my profile online! | (8.33%) |
| It's pretty cool because I can "date" while at work so it's my new way of meeting people. | (16.66%) |
| What do you think of the scandalous Paris Hilton video?: | |
| I downloaded it from the Internet the second it hit! | (32.07%) |
| I can't believe HE's suing HER! Leave the poor girl alone. (Oops wrong adjective.) | (15.09%) |
| Who cares. If I wanted to watch rich people doing it, I can hang a mirror above my bed. | (24.52%) |
| It's disturbing to me that no one has picked up on the fact that she's barely conscious- date rape, anyone? | (28.30%) |
| Show, Nocturne, now Jack Rabbit Slims. Dancing girls around poles, what do you think of them?: | |
| That $h*t is old! If I wanted stripping girls, I'd be at Scores. Or my own house. | (20.83%) |
| It wouldn't be so bad if those girls didn't look so much like they were RJs from a real club. | (8.33%) |
| Bring it on. Nothing like a little more trash in my life! | (12.5%) |
| Owners have forgotten the cardinal rule of nightlife. Male patrons go where the cute girl patrons go. And cute girls do not frequent sleaze. | (58.33%) |
| What do you think of the English trend of members-only clubs propagating in NY and Los Angeles?: | |
| It's for the birds! We're the customers and they want us to prove that we're worthy to give them our money?! | (28.57%) |
| It keeps the riff raff out and it's about time. | (19.04%) |
| Huh? I don't even understand. Member what? Clubs? | (5.95%) |
| I don't mind the screening process for spots like PM and Spider but to have to screen AND pay? They can count my hip self out! | (46.42%) |
| Madonna has written a children's book. What do you think of it?: | |
| The English Roses, has the woman forgotten that she used to be an American? | (36%) |
| She's hoping the new generation will forget she used to wear her cheap underwear on the outside of her clothes. | (28%) |
| She's starting children out on Kabbalah REAL early. | (10%) |
| Just in time for holiday shopping! | (26%) |
| Can The OC cut it? The best trashy TV show in the 90s was: | |
| Central Park West | (1.70%) |
| Beverly Hills 90210 | (39.31%) |
| Models Inc. | (11.96%) |
| The Heights | (0%) |
| Melrose Place | (47.00%) |
| What do you think of the new "reality" TV show, The Restaurant, about Rocco's in NYC?: | |
| What show? I don't watch reality garbage. | (46.80%) |
| Fabulous. Show is great. Food is amazing. And I just love being on the payroll. | (3.54%) |
| I would have watched it but after Survivor, Bachelor, Joe Millionaire, Temptation Island, Elimidate, I've had it with reality TV | (17.02%) |
| It's mildly amusing. I have nothing better to do on Sundays than tube surf anyway. | (27.65%) |
| It's the best thing to happen to TV since the Buggles. | (4.96%) |
| This summer I would prefer to go to: | |
| Capri and Lake Garda | (48.07%) |
| Port Antonio | (4.48%) |
| Cap Ferrat | (21.79%) |
| Moyo or Rinca Island | (3.84%) |
| Malta | (21.79%) |
| The way I feel about SARS is: | |
| Yikes I knew there was a reason not to go to Canada. | (25.53%) |
| Neither rain, sleet, snow nor plagues shall keep me from vacation! | (40.42%) |
| I have to travel for work; sob, my CEO doesn't care if I keel over. | (8.51%) |
| I will be carrying a lot of bactene and traveling but not to the 18 countries where SARS is! | (25.53%) |
| In times of war and uncertainty, I am: | |
| more likely to go out at night just to get a mental break. | (20.43%) |
| less likely to go out period to avoid crowds where I don't feel safe. | (5.37%) |
| more likely to go out to help the economy which is hurt by war. | (3.22%) |
| not changing my habits on going out for anyone. | (70.96%) |
| In light of celebs, such as Will Smith, cancelling on the Oscars; should the Awards be postponed? : | |
| Yes, it's a dangerous time for high profile gatherings. | (0%) |
| Yes, but not just for safety. How is stuff this trivial relevant right now? | (38.46%) |
| No, we can't live in fear, we must go on with our everyday lives. | (53.84%) |
| Not sure yet. We should see where we are with Iraq. | (7.69%) |
| Not sure yet, we should keep cancellations secret for security reasons. | (0%) |
| Yes, Virginia there is another Awards show coming! The Oscar for Best Pic should go to: | |
| The Pianist | (18.84%) |
| Gangs of New York | (15.94%) |
| The Hours | (11.59%) |
| Lord of The Rings: Two Towers | (15.94%) |
| Chicago | (37.68%) |
| The Grammy for Best New Artist should go to: | |
| Michelle "nowhere near a woman yet" Branch | (8%) |
| "Who needs a last name" Ashanti | (32%) |
| Norah "no, smoking can't make you sound this good" Jones | (28%) |
| John "gee aren't I so sensitive" Mayer | (8%) |
| Avril "I am not Alannis!" Lavigne | (24%) |
| Evan Marriott of Fox's Joe Millionaire should make his money: | |
| by sticking to construction work! What a meathead bozo! | (40.62%) |
| by continuing to model for California Muscle. The humour alone must give that catalogue record-traffic. | (28.12%) |
| on other TV shows. Such as Jackass. | (12.5%) |
| on Fox. It's fine, he won't be able to invest it wisely. | (18.75%) |
| The No Smoking Legislation in NYC bars: | |
| don't affect me because I avoid NYC at all costs | (1.72%) |
| is ludicrous because I live above a bar and the drunk people in the streets will make me crazy | (8.62%) |
| seems like a good concept but I haven't read the legislation | (10.34%) |
| will traumatise NY nightlife as bar owners struggle to pay fines and build costly smoking rooms | (39.65%) |
| makes me happy because my dry cleaning bills will drop and maybe the smokers will move to New Jersey | (39.65%) |
| Another controversial celeb engagement! Russell Crowe is tying the knot with Danielle Spencer. Your thoughts?: | |
| Who the hell is Danielle Spencer?! | (62.5%) |
| Oh please it's only cause Meg Ryan went her separate way | (0%) |
| Who cares! With Russell's temper, he's bound to have several wives. | (18.75%) |
| Danielle is his true love from way back (not just down under) | (12.5%) |
| Nice try. Russell will be mine yet. | (6.25%) |
| J Lo and Ben Affleck's marriage will last: | |
| are you kidding; they won't make it past the engagement! | (18.68%) |
| I give it 6 months to a year. Just long enough to collect some good press, I mean gifts. | (65.93%) |
| Third time's a charm. This is true wuv. Mawwage is... | (9.89%) |
| Forever! It's a good disguise for their "other" relationships. | (5.49%) |
| The worst reality TV show is/was: | |
| Big Brother | (26.47%) |
| Survivor | (5.88%) |
| Fear Factor | (8.82%) |
| American Idol | (20.58%) |
| they're all awful including The Not Real World | (38.23%) |
| Just your bucks for the bed and bread isn't enough, the hotels and restaurants want you to listen to their tunes. Weigh in on which one's the best: | |
| Hotel Costes | (39%) |
| Buddha Bar | (25%) |
| W Hotel | (20%) |
| Man Ray | (13%) |
| Tao | (3%) |
| The new movie Secretary is: | |
| a great date movie | (5.55%) |
| proof that weirdos come from Des Moines | (44.44%) |
| old news cause James Spader always plays the perv | (44.44%) |
| a surefire Oscar film...if the Academy lightens up and Spielberg retires | (5.55%) |
| genius advice for my love life | (0%) |
| The MTV VMA nominee that will cause me to change the channel is: | |
| Linkin Park | (0%) |
| Dirty Vegas | (17.85%) |
| *NSYNC | (14.28%) |
| Britney Spears | (35.71%) |
| Eminem | (32.14%) |
| I think Kelly Osbourne is: | |
| a talentless chubby teen riding on her Dad's name | (72%) |
| brilliant for using her access to launch a career for herself | (4%) |
| too immature to know how to handle stardom but learning as she goes. | (12%) |
| a rising icon coming into her own. She just happens to be Ozzy's kid. | (6%) |
| an evil wart on a toad's tongue for ripping off the queen, Madonna. | (6%) |
| Your opinion on Toby Young's book How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: | |
| A brilliant, incisive behind the scenes rivaling the work of the late F R Leavis | (13.15%) |
| Toby is an embittered outsider who couldn't find any other way behind the velvet rope | (10.52%) |
| Lemonade out of lemons or the other way around? Bravo Toby for being a survivor! | (7.89%) |
| Why do I need to read a book about alienating people? I placed gold in that division! | (15.78%) |
| Who's Toby Young? | (52.63%) |
| Your thought on the ubiquitous Hilton gals: | |
| Why are these party girls on the cover of a national magazine and where are their parents?! | (48.71%) |
| Congrats to them. The press they've gotten will help them launch whatever careers they choose and help them shine outside of their famous lineage. | (3.84%) |
| Wait, who? I have zero clue who you're talking about! | (11.53%) |
| They're gorgeous and terribly stylish. It's all in good fun. | (11.53%) |
| I'm hipper than them so this poll is moot to me. | (24.35%) |
| I most want to see next: | |
| Lord of the - and we're still not at Mordor- Rings | (12.82%) |
| Star - the clones are camped out in front of the theater - Wars | (32.05%) |
| Spider -Kirsten's a babe - Man | (34.61%) |
| Hollywood - yes Woody is still whiney - Ending | (20.51%) |
| The 6 mo anniversary of Sept 11 just passed; I am: | |
| still deeply affected. Life is not the same for me. | (9.21%) |
| affected but celebrating life every day with my loved ones. | (35.52%) |
| trying to put the past behind me by living life the way I use to. | (18.42%) |
| sad for others, but it didn't change my life. | (15.78%) |
| wondering what this poll has to do with a HipLife! | (21.05%) |
| Sun's out! Economy's starting to recover; where will you be spending your money?: | |
| Nesting, baby! Real estate! Is Jonathan Leitersdorf's place on the market? | (39.02%) |
| Learned my lesson, my moola's under a mattress, honey. | (19.51%) |
| La Grande Dame and stilettos once more! Did you say that the Blahnik Mary Janes are up for auction? | (17.07%) |
| Nourishment. All my down and out friends need a meal with me at Keith McNally's new place. | (24.39%) |
| A truly 80s Walmart Christmas tree sweater from your great- aunt? Whatever will you do with those reject gifts?: | |
| Bid now! Since I sold my last year's stack of sticky Maxim Mags on eBay, I've realised that I can sell anything on eBay! | (26.66%) |
| Do you think I can send those in, instead of cash to American Express? Packages are covered on the return pay postage, right? | (20%) |
| Who cares if people think I have taste? I'm regifting it as soon as possible! | (40%) |
| Ever heard of Stone Soup? How about Sweater Soup? Auntie for dinner? Revenge is the best cure for bad gifting. | (13.33%) |
| Tis the season to spend money you don't have! What's your gift philosophy this year?: | |
| In this economy?! Think anyone will notice if I re-gift my party goody bags this year? | (33.33%) |
| Greedy pigs!! Other people need my millions more than my friends; I'm giving only to charity this holiday season. | (15.15%) |
| My cable show was bigger than Britney's! I'll be the one person that gifts that diamond-studded Victoria's Secret bra! | (21.21%) |
| Safety first! This December it will be gas masks and parachutes for my list! | (0%) |
| Holiday? Shopping? What are you talking about?! I just coloured my Easter eggs! | (30.30%) |
| With everything that is in turmoil, are you comfortable going out eating and drinking?: | |
| Yes, I'm trying to live my life as normally as possible. | (79.16%) |
| Not really, but I'm trying to do my part to help the world economy. | (8.33%) |
| No, how can anyone party at a time like this, when we don't even have peace? | (0%) |
| Heck no! But after 15 dirty martinis ... what was the question again?! | (12.5%) |
| Life changes after Sept 11 are suddenly very hip: what do you recommend as the best life change?: | |
| Quit your pointless job and pursue your dream of fame and fortune! | (44.18%) |
| Realise that your other half is really your better half and get hitched! | (9.30%) |
| Admit that Mum and Dad did know better all along and get closer to your family! | (20.93%) |
| Ditch your current meaningless relationship! There's no time to waste- become a new singleton! | (11.62%) |
| Change your pad- swap cities, apartments, etc. | (13.95%) |
| We don't think terrorism is a laughing matter. But we are compelled to ask: how will the most recent incidents affect your travel?: | |
| Are you kidding? I'm from a war-torn country. My carry-on includes a gas mask! | (14.89%) |
| I'm terrified. The 7-11 mini mart around the corner is the farthest I'm traveling. | (2.12%) |
| I have a HipGuide lighter and aerosol hairspray- bring on the hijackers! I'm still going on my pilgrimmage to Asturias, Spain! | (59.57%) |
| I voted moderate also- I'm traveling but not in mass transport. Rental cars only for me. | (23.40%) |
| Is the world economy going to hell in a handbasket?: | |
| Absolutely. The stock in the dancing gerbil site that I bought with my beenz and flooz is worthless! | (25.45%) |
| No, my inheritance is still with me, I'm hoping to marry a Hilton and jet off to Umbria, Italy. | (14.54%) |
| Possibly, I've noticed no one wearing the J'Adore Dior tee shirt. | (40%) |
| Please. Since I survived Y2K, I'm camped out at Man Ray in NY, I could care less. | (20%) |
| You have a stylist, a therapist, a trainer- would you ever get a personal psychic?: | |
| Creepy! I already have one. How ever did you know. | (3.33%) |
| No, I'd rather wrestle a wild boar. Better odds. | (63.33%) |
| Only one who would predict more bucks, babes- beaus, bounty all around. | (20%) |
| Depends. Will she predict a club fiasco on a night that I'm out? A shootout or well, you know. | (13.33%) |
| I think Las Vegas is: | |
| a blight on humanity including only the scariest bits of America | (32.14%) |
| a god- send to my gambling addiction, did I say addiction, I meant hobby. | (3.57%) |
| a town that wishes it could be as cool as New York or Paris- note the hotels named after those cities | (13.09%) |
| an extremely hot place that's fun to visit but I wouldn't want to live there | (32.14%) |
| the next frontier of hip as more and more restaurateurs and nightlife impressarios open up spots there. | (19.04%) |
| When it comes to finding someone as hip as me: | |
| it is important that *the one* be as hip as me | (31.42%) |
| I'm hipper than the rest so I'll just settle for *not too big of a loser* | (28.57%) |
| ha. single is hip. I'm not planning on pairing off | (8.57%) |
| I think hip is a passing phase for me | (31.42%) |
| Another television season of Sex and the you- know- where?: | |
| It's like a live debate about The Rules. No more! | (20%) |
| More SJP, chain- smoking, red pumps and gym shorts? Bring it on. | (53.33%) |
| It's a hair- and- makeup show. I'm a West Wing, Law and Order type. | (6.66%) |
| Sweetie, I don't do TV. | (20%) |
| We got a sneak peek at Nicole Kidman's Moulin Rouge and it got mixed reviews at Cannes. Voulez- vous spend 10 bucks on Nicole ce soir?: | |
| Ah Ms. Kidman. I'll see anything with Nicole in it! | (24.24%) |
| A musical? No, thanks. I never even saw Cats. | (27.27%) |
| I'll see it because I loved Romeo and Juliet (the DiCaprio- Danes version) | (24.24%) |
| Movies? I don't go to movies. | (18.18%) |
| Baz who? Isn't he that Sunscreen song guy? | (6.06%) |
| I think AJ Benza's new book about gossip is: | |
| my summer must- read | (6.66%) |
| a scandal. Gossip is awful | (0%) |
| a good marketing ploy | (20%) |
| a book I'll buy but hide in another dust- jacket | (20%) |
| AJ who? | (53.33%) |
| The one thing I would never do is: | |
| cheat on my taxes | (8.45%) |
| be unfaithful | (36.61%) |
| steal from a shop | (53.52%) |
| lie to my parent(s) | (1.40%) |
| Field of Just One Dream: Before I die, I want to have: | |
| climbed to the top of Mount Everest | (6.15%) |
| started a multi- million dollar company | (32.30%) |
| seen the birth of my grand- children | (33.84%) |
| become famous in as a rock star, actor, dancer or in other arts | (27.69%) |
| My drink of choice is: | |
| champagne | (28.33%) |
| beer | (6.66%) |
| a hard liquor such as vodka, scotch or tequila | (33.33%) |
| wine | (23.33%) |
| tastes such as hard lemonade or alcoholic cider | (8.33%) |
| Gypped I say! Gypped at the Oscars was: | |
| Tom Hanks for Best Actor | (0%) |
| Joan Allen for Best Actress | (0%) |
| Ang Lee for Best Director | (45.45%) |
| Traffic for Best Picture | (54.54%) |
| My pick for Best Dressed at the Oscars goes to: | |
| Ashley Judd pulling off 1920s style | (11.76%) |
| Kate Hudson in pale pink Stella McCartney | (5.88%) |
| Julia Roberts in her geometric black & white | (47.05%) |
| Catherine Zeta- Jones in black- is- back | (23.52%) |
| Michele Yeoh in colorful beaded glory | (11.76%) |
| The femme with the most fatale for an Oscar is: | |
| Julia Roberts | (66.66%) |
| Juliette Binoche | (6.66%) |
| Joan Allen | (6.66%) |
| Ellen Burstyn | (6.66%) |
| Laura Linney | (13.33%) |
| I'm not jumping on the bandwagon for this Spring fashion trend: | |
| one shoulder tops | (0%) |
| neon | (60%) |
| military | (10%) |
| marine and navy themed togs | (0%) |
| golf- chic preppy | (30%) |
| My bet on the stud who will win an Oscar goes to: | |
| Russell Crowe | (55.55%) |
| Tom Hanks. again | (22.22%) |
| Ed Harris | (11.11%) |
| Geoffrey Rush | (0%) |
| Javier Bardem | (11.11%) |
| At the Grammys, the most naked and should- not- have- been was: | |
| Sheryl by- the- inch Crow | (16.66%) |
| Christina tennis- ball Aguilera | (16.66%) |
| Toni toilet- paper Braxton | (50%) |
| Traci ta- tas Bingham | (0%) |
| Shelby gravity- is- your- friend Lynne | (16.66%) |
| An ideal hip evening includes: | |
| Tapas & Tequila | (50%) |
| Karaoke & Krispy Kremes | (7.14%) |
| Margaritas & a Movie | (7.14%) |
| Ab-Fab & Absinthe | (7.14%) |
| Red Bull & a Rave | (28.57%) |
| The reigning king & queen of hip is: | |
| Puffy & J-Lo | (21.42%) |
| Chris Evans & Billie Piper | (7.14%) |
| Guy Ritchie & Madonna | (46.42%) |
| Gavin Rossdale & Gwen Stefani | (10.71%) |
| David Letterman & Richard Simmons | (14.28%) |
| The hippest getaway would include: | |
| skiing in Kitsbuhl | (23.80%) |
| a full body massage | (19.04%) |
| Drinking on Bourbon Street | (9.52%) |
| Turning off the 2-way | (14.28%) |
| snorkling in Phi Phi Le | (33.33%) |
| My worst fear is: | |
| someone will discover that I was not hip in high school | (14.81%) |
| my platinum card getting rejected on a big date | (11.11%) |
| the first supermodel (male or female) I get into bed will laugh at my body | (7.40%) |
| I will die without ever being remembered by the uber-cool | (22.22%) |
| I will be a career flop and end up in an unchic minimum wage job | (44.44%) |
| What I do with my unhip friends:: | |
| Foist my hand-me down clothes as gifts in the hope that they'll dress better | (4%) |
| Take them to faraway spots like Istanbul and try and lose them | (12%) |
| Give them gift certificates for classes so they'll stop trying to pass off convulsing as dancing | (8%) |
| Eat with them only in completely obscure restaurants where not even my mailman will find me | (60%) |
| Pair them off with each other hoping they'll marry and move to the boondocks far from me | (16%) |
| The most inappropriate public display of affection is:: | |
| ugly people sucking face in hip restaurants | (20.51%) |
| fat people groping each other's body parts on park benches | (23.07%) |
| slutty people humping each other in a bar | (20.51%) |
| human walls of couples in tacky matching outfits knocking you off the sidewalk | (35.89%) |
| The worst deadly sin is:: | |
| greed | (35.89%) |
| sloth | (20.51%) |
| lust | (7.69%) |
| envy | (20.51%) |
| rage | (15.38%) |
| With the holiday gifts I didn't like, I am going to:: | |
| save them to throw out my apartment window at honking cars | (7.69%) |
| regift them to my unsuspecting favourite enemies | (76.92%) |
| use Krazy Glue to meld them together for a 2001 lawn sculpture | (7.69%) |
| mail them to Madonna and Guy Ritchie as wedding gifts | (7.69%) |
| weld them to the ceiling of my closet | (0%) |
| My restaurant pet peeve is:: | |
| smokers at the next table when I'm eating | (13.79%) |
| having my chair kicked by the passing waiters | (24.13%) |
| sitting near the kitchen door | (20.68%) |
| bad food | (31.03%) |
| that sneaky 20 percent service charge | (10.34%) |
| My New Year's Resolution is to:: | |
| get more celeb booty | (14.28%) |
| fix up my house- car- electrical appliances with nothing but WD-40, some gum and twist ties | (9.52%) |
| overthrow Britney Spears as the queen-king of pop | (23.80%) |
| find someone as hip as me so I can pair off and have hiplets | (28.57%) |
| shackle myself to the gym until I'm uber-buff | (23.80%) |
| On a date, I expect:: | |
| to be flown off to Goldeneye | (29.41%) |
| the woman to pay | (5.88%) |
| date? I just hope my cute neighbour comes home drunk and takes pity on me | (14.70%) |
| to use a whole twelve pack of Trojans | (29.41%) |
| not to be tossed out of a restaurant on my butt | (20.58%) |
| The best accessory for a HipGuide life is:: | |
| a dog or other small pet | (5.71%) |
| a Platinum card | (37.14%) |
| a trophy date | (5.71%) |
| a Gulfstream | (17.14%) |
| a ready opinion | (34.28%) |
| The most important thing to me at this point in my life is:: | |
| money | (45%) |
| fame | (2.5%) |
| love | (37.5%) |
| sex | (10%) |
| food | (5%) |
| On New Year's 2000, I plan to:: | |
| celebrate the real millenium in true black tie in a splashy place like Rio or Hong Kong | (0%) |
| stay at home with my other half and a good glass of bubbly | (22.22%) |
| fork over a hundred bucks plus for one of those massive club parties and try not to end up arrested | (22.22%) |
| avoid the fuss and papparazzi by going skiing- camping- rafting- hiking | (0%) |
| play host by having a little party with my closest friends | (55.55%) |
| To me, the holidays mean:: | |
| upgrading to an electric scooter so I can run over tourists while shopping | (33.33%) |
| attempting to give away my worthless tech stocks as gifts | (11.11%) |
| replacing the company cafeteria coffee with liquored eggnog | (11.11%) |
| family, friends, stuffed hens, decorating the house, Prozac | (33.33%) |
| it's the Fourth of July already? | (11.11%) |
| If Charlie had four, not three, but 4! angels, the fourth would be:: | |
| Denise Richards | (20%) |
| Posh Spice - one-time rumoured contender to be in the flick | (1.42%) |
| Halle Berry | (20%) |
| Jennifer Lopez | (35.71%) |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | (22.85%) |
| The one 80s trend that just shouldn't make a comeback is:: | |
| David Onica's art | (0%) |
| Donald Trump | (29.54%) |
| Survivor and Eye of the Tiger | (20.45%) |
| Binaca | (2.27%) |
| fluorescent lace anklet socks | (47.72%) |
| If I could sit down with one stylish newsmaker, it would be:: | |
| menswear designer John Varvatos | (6%) |
| actress Lucy Liu | (62%) |
| CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty | (10%) |
| chic-in-scrubs scientist David Ho | (10%) |
| Napster honcho Hank Barry | (12%) |
| I just cashed in my stock options! I'm off to:: | |
| eluxury.com | (14.81%) |
| Goa | (37.03%) |
| the unemployment office | (11.11%) |
| pay my school loans | (7.40%) |
| drive past my high school in my new Porsche | (29.62%) |
| My favourite way of dealing with doormen at clubs is:: | |
| Dealing? Darling, I'm always ushered in. | (44.82%) |
| Pimping off my pretty female companions to them | (10.34%) |
| Cause a distraction and then sneak behind them | (6.89%) |
| Clubs? Isn't that a suite in a deck of cards? | (17.24%) |
| Hi! I'm from MTV! | (20.68%) |
| My opinion about the U.S. elections is:: | |
| Al Gore should concede; Dubya is the dude | (26.26%) |
| George W.Bush fixed the election | (11.11%) |
| Al's the man for us | (33.33%) |
| You Americans are nuts | (22.22%) |
| There is an election going on in the U.S.? | (7.07%) |
| The latest album I'm into is:: | |
| Limp Bizkit's latest | (11.47%) |
| The new Jay-Z | (8.19%) |
| The Charlies Angels Soundtrack | (11.47%) |
| Lenny Kravitz Greatest Hits | (16.39%) |
| none of the above, you people have no taste | (52.45%) |
| My favourite way of dealing with doormen at clubs is:: | |
| Mucho dinero via the handshake is the way | (0%) |
| Pimping off my pretty female companions to them | (66.66%) |
| Cause a distraction and then sneak behind them | (0%) |
| Clubs? Isn't that a suite in a deck of cards? | (0%) |
| Hi! I'm from MTV! | (33.33%) |
| If I could add only one, my new computer would need to have: | |
| CD writable drive | (44.89%) |
| on site tech support from Cindy Margolis | (20.40%) |
| Free Internet | (22.44%) |
| mucho USB ports | (8.16%) |
| direct links to Star Trek space stations | (4.08%) |
| My opinion about the U.S. elections is:: | |
| Al Gore should concede; Dubba is the dude | (0%) |
| George W.Bush fixed the election | (0%) |
| Al's the man for us | (100%) |
| You Americans are nuts | (0%) |
| There is an election going on in the U.S.? | (0%) |
| I wish that my mobile phone: | |
| had video & took photos | (14.28%) |
| had a Palm- type organizer | (28.57%) |
| sent e-mails | (13.09%) |
| was also a stun gun | (44.04%) |
| If I were losing my hair, I would: | |
| shave my head | (68.30%) |
| wear a hat | (10.56%) |
| get plugs | (6.33%) |
| wear a wig | (14.78%) |
| Architecture has been revolutionized by: | |
| Frank Gehry | (34.78%) |
| Charles Gwathmey | (13.04%) |
| I.M. Pei | (43.47%) |
| Rem Koolhaas | (8.69%) |
| A hip gentleman wears: | |
| Triple 5 Soul | (13.88%) |
| Giorgio Armani | (33.33%) |
| Savile Row | (11.11%) |
| Levi's | (41.66%) |
| Madonna is: | |
| a really talented performer | (11.42%) |
| an opportunistic fashion plate | (12.38%) |
| a smart business woman | (66.66%) |
| a tacky, un-talented fluke | (9.52%) |
| Music to My Ears: | |
| Kruder & Dorfmeister | (38.35%) |
| KC & the Sunshine Band | (15.06%) |
| Billie Holiday | (31.50%) |
| Dre & Eminem | (15.06%) |
| Sexy Is: | |
| A Tracey Feith slip dress | (32.85%) |
| Distressed jeans and a wife beater | (21.42%) |
| Black Gucci leather, head to toe | (14.28%) |
| A Chloe chain mail halter top | (31.42%) |
| My Ideal Night Would Include: | |
| Sharing the steak frites at BON in Paris | (9.43%) |
| Having a smoke on the outdoor patio of Sunset Room in LA with Sarah Jessica Parker | (18.86%) |
| Canoodeling downstairs at Lotus in NY | (28.30%) |
| Getting my groove on at Fabric in London | (43.39%) |
| The Hippest Form of Transportation Is: | |
| SUV with driver | (19.67%) |
| Bentley with Turbo | (26.22%) |
| Classic muscle car | (18.03%) |
| Ducati | (36.06%) |
| What Tops Your List for Air Travel? | |
| Personal satellite TV | (12.90%) |
| Sexy flight attendants | (35.48%) |
| Plentiful libations | (3.22%) |
| No screaming children | (35.48%) |
| High Speed Internet Access | (12.90%) |
| Forget about the traditional choices! You say the Food of the Gods is: | |
| Edamame and blue/butter Lobster with extra wasabi | (25%) |
| Country Fair Funnel cake with just too much powdered sugar | (25%) |
| Wellfleets, Kumamotos, Prince Edward Islands | (8.33%) |
| Avgolemono | (4.16%) |
| Osso Bucco Gremolata | (16.66%) |
| Scotch bonnet Jerk Swordfish | (4.16%) |
| Nutella creme brulee | (16.66%) |
| Hearing about Hip from the experts would mean: | |
| hot spots from sports celebs | (9.52%) |
| how to get behind those pesky ropes from divas of nightlife | (33.33%) |
| getting behind the bar of the chicest spot in town with "the" bartender du jour | (19.04%) |
| a customised you-choose-the-City of the Moment guide from HG staffers | (38.09%) |
| If I could only have one, HipGuide would offer: | |
| last minute dispatches on exclusive parties | (50%) |
| discounts on HipGuide spots | (12.5%) |
| password-protected portions of the Guide for the Über Hip | (15%) |
| an ultimate guide on How To Be So Hip It Burns | (22.5%) |
| The next Of The Moment should be: | |
| ah, spas, spas, spas | (23.07%) |
| space travel | (23.07%) |
| technorama (gadgets galore) | (30.76%) |
| global adventure | (23.07%) |
| Go Before The Locals Notice: | |
| Cracow | (18.07%) |
| Dakar | (18.07%) |
| Berlin | (14.45%) |
| Goa | (19.27%) |
| Travel? What's that? | (30.12%) |
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| I'm not on social media | (2.96%) |
| What socials do you follow HipGuide on?: | |
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