Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing, the Marketing of Culture

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Random House, 2000 - Social Science - 215 pages
"In the old days, highbrow was elite and unique and lowbrow was commerical and mass-produced. Those distinctions have been eradicated by a new cultural landscape where "serious" artists show their work at Kmart, Titanic becomes a bestselling classical album, and Roseanne Barr guest edits The New Yorker: in short, a culture of nobrow. Combining social commentary, memoir, and profiles of the potentates and purveyors of pop culture - entertainment mogul David Geffen, MTV President Judy McGrath, Snoop Doggy Dogg, nobrow high-priest George Lucas, and others - Seabrook offers an enthralling look at our breakneck society, where culture is ruled by the unpredictable Buzz and where even aesthetic worth is measured by units shipped." --Book Jacket.

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