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by PopMatters Staff

by James Wolcott

Vanity Fair (August 2009)

Pity the culture snob, as Kindles, iPods, and flash drives swallow up the visible markers of superior taste and intelligence. With the digitization of books, music, and movies, how will the highbrow distinguish him—or herself from the masses?

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