kitsch
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Not everything needs to be kitsch, dumbed down, or turned into a competitive status symbol, lest anyone take that as another excuse to care even less about the wrong things.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
The Robin Hood legend is one that can always stand up to a retelling, though remaking anything like the ’38 “Adventures of Robin Hood”—at least in the same tone of voice—would result in kitsch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The extravagant kitsch monument in Rome, finished under Mussolini’s rule?
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
Brendel listed his hobbies in Who's Who as "unintentional humour and the collection of kitsch".
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
The truck stop was a wonderland of Southern kitsch.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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