lowbrow

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Highbrow or lowbrow, we have gathered here to serve humanity’s darkest impulses.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Beyond the lowbrow perception of buying wine at a bulk retailer, wineries risk alienating loyal customers if their bottles sell for less than they offer them at the vineyards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

From original tales to radical reworkings of classics both high-falutin’ and raucously lowbrow, these 10 filmmakers all know that the most vital part of the storytelling business has stayed exactly the same.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Still, his research revealed a fascinating throughline: the line between highbrow and lowbrow cuisine has always been blurry, and gelatin salads are a perfect case study.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025

Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos