From the archive: On snobbery

First published July 14, 2002 Have you read Epstein’s “Snobbery: The American Version”? No? Well, dahling, you simply must! A fairly typical, if exaggerated, display of snobbery there. The probing query that leaves off the author’s first name, implying that everyone (who is anyone) knows which Epstein is referred to. The mock astonishment upon finding … Continue reading From the archive: On snobbery