Thrifty Hipster Matthew Dowgwillo

​Our story on Thrifty Hipster Matthew Dowgwillo, and his shambles of a 'Shanghaied' New Year's Eve party downtown, touched a nerve in the comments section.

At first, revelers who bought tickets and promises of gambling, contortionists and Geisha girls complained that they were sold a phony bill of goods.

Now, Adam Minter wonders why hipsters would spend money on what he calls, "The most pathetic and childish Oriental stereotypes that one could possibly imagine."

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Do illegal immigrants depress American wages?

​We're not going to solve the illegal immigration debate here and now, but the story we broke yesterday about Chipotle going on a mass-firing binge of Latino workers prompted some smart comments from some of our readers.

We want to highlight one.

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