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

To go and see the theater one day, and then go to a Disney park, one is highbrow and one is lowbrow and that’s elitist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

He is attracted to artists who are interested in long-term collaborations, but also those with a mixture of highbrow, lowbrow sensibilities.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

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