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The Snob's Dictionary
Book by David Kamp From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Snob's Dictionary is a series of books by Vanity Fair contributing writer David Kamp[1][2] that gently satirizes snobbery (cinephilia (Film Snob),[3][4][5] rock music (Rock Snob),[6] winery (Wine Snob) [7] and fine cuisine (Food Snob)[8][9][10]) which soon became a video series with some episodes narrated by actor Judah Friedlander.[11]
Summary
An inside look into cultural snobs whose knowledge of the said subjects are more important than enjoying them.[12][13][14][15][16]
Examples
- Jonas Mekas: "Lithuanian-born, New York-based overlord of avant-garde film"[17]
- Jangle: "Critic-beloved noun-adjective used to evoke sunny guitar pop"[18]
- Harlan Estate: "Ultimate cult winery, located in Napa and founded by real-estate developer and snob manipulator Bill Harlan"[19]
- Geoduck: "Giant saltwater clam with alarmingly phallic siphon that hangs, John Holmes-like, out of its open shell"[20]
- Hammer Films: "British production company that, in its factory-like production of blood-soaked, décolletage-heavy horror flicks from the 50s to the 70s, was an overseas cousin to the United States AIP, only with a better roster of actors.[17]
- Badfinger: "Ill-started power pop quartet signed to the Beatles' Apple Records under the aegis of mentor Paul McCartney, who saw them as the heirs to his rupturing group--a patently flawed premise nevertheless embraced today by Revisionist Snobs."[16]
- Lester Bangs: "Dead rock critic canonized for his willfully obnoxious, amphetamine-streaked prose."[16]
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See also
- Film criticism
- Sideways-the 2004 Oscar-winning Alexander Payne film about California wine tasters
- Rockism and poptimism
- New Hollywood
- Cult film
- Indiewood
References
External links
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