POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 01, 2012
~~<p>In a opinion piece, "The New Elitists," that appeared on July 7, writer Shamus Khan described the rise of the cultural omnivore. The old form of snobbery that equated high cost and high art is dead, he said, and the new elites are defined by eclectic tastes attuned to finding the sublime in high and low spots.</p>
In a opinion piece, "The New Elitists," that appeared on July 7, writer Shamus Khan described the rise of the cultural omnivore. The old form of snobbery that equated high cost and high art is dead, he said, and the new elites are defined by eclectic tastes attuned to finding the sublime in high and low spots.
With food, that describes a person who might spend $1,500 at a restaurant one night, but find equal pleasure in a $10 burger or hot dog the next day. Login for more...