Dear World: No such thing as middlebrow anymore. It's an obsolete notion invented to denigrate things that bring other people pleasure.
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Replying to @sternbergh
@sternbergh The "middlebrow" doesn't give pleasure. It's what people dutifully read/watch/consume because it's good for them, altho it isn't2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@StephenMarche "altho it isn't" — see, that's your problem right there.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sternbergh
@sternbergh@StephenMarche Twitter short hand: problem is that its art that both isn't really entertaining nor intellectually challenging2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@StephenMarche As decided by an outside observer of your cultural choices. What you're reading? Not entertaining, nor challenging.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@sternbergh @StephenMarche A critic is always an "outside observer", no? Judging whether works are entertaining or challenging?
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