(noun) the language or speech pattern of one indi…
Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
by
W. David Marx
April 10, 2024 - April 14, 2024
(read, group-reads)
David Marx, W. (2022). Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change. Viking.
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idiolect »
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epigone »
(noun) follower disciple / (noun) an inferior imi…
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bricolage »
(noun) construction (as of a sculpture or a struc…
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zoot suit »
a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tigh…
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parvenu »
(noun) one that has recently or suddenly risen to…
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These are hardly heartwarming conclusions. Moreov…
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At some point our expectations will adjust to the…
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With the Revenge of the Head in a long-tail world…
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In many ways omnivorism is the only possible tast…
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Both poptimism and “let people enjoy things” are …