It’s not very hep to be a hipster

Can we call a moratorium on the word “hipster”? Its use has been escalating in The Times, reaching an apotheosis of sorts with S. Irene Virbila’s review of the Lodge (“A High-Stakes Enterprise,” Aug. 4), which contained the word, not once, not twice, but three times. This in a review of about 400 words.

Years ago, “hipster” would have been taken as a compliment, but since its resurrection, it has been used ironically as a label for the terminally trendy.

RICHARD HARRIS

Los Angeles