The Snob's Dictionary is a series of books by Vanity Fair contributing writer David Kamp‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ and the art of the ambiguous movie ending - The Washington Post that satirizes snobbery (cinephilia (Film Snob),Snob’s Dictionary - Sven on VimeoSNOBS DICTIONARY_AIP on VimeoSNOBS DICTIONARY_Roeg on Vimeo rock music (Rock Snob),Snob's Dictionary - Kraftwerk on Vimeo winery (Wine Snob) 'Wine Snob's Dictionary'|Daily Dish Los Angeles Times and fine cuisine (Food Snob)The Food Snob's Dictionary|Good Food|Food & Cooking Stories|KCRW The right-snob reference book for you. - Slate) which soon became a video series with some episodes narrated by actor Judah Friedlander.
Summary An inside look into cultural snobs whose knowledge of the said subjects are more important than enjoying them.Vanity Fair: The Snob's Dictionary Video SeriesALL A CINEPHILE NEEDS TO KNOW - Hartford Courant
Examples Jonas Mekas: "Lithuanian-born, New York-based overlord of avant-garde film"The Film Snob's Dictionary, Vol.3 Jangle: "Critic-beloved noun-adjective used to evoke sunny guitar pop"The Rock Snob antomized. - Slate Harlan Estate: "Ultimate cult winery, located in Napa and founded by real-estate developer and snob manipulator Bill Harlan"The Wine Snob's Dictionary, Vol.1 Geoduck: "Giant saltwater clam with alarmingly phallic siphon that hangs, John Holmes-like, out of its open shell"The Food Snob's Dictionary - Thrillist Hammer Films: "British production company that, in its factory-like production of blood-soaked, décolletage-heavy horror flicks from the 50s to the 70s, was an overseas cousin to the United States AIP, only with a better roster of actors. Badfinger: "Ill-started power pop quartet signed to the Beatles' Apple Records under the aegis of mentor Paul McCartney, who saw them as the heirs to his rupturing group--a patently flawed premise nevertheless embraced today by Revisionist Snobs." Lester Bangs: "Dead rock critic canonized for his willfully obnoxious, amphetamine-streaked prose."A Dictionary by Rock Snobs, for Rock Snobs : NPR
See also Film criticism Sideways - the 2004 Oscar-winning Alexander Payne film about California wine tasters Rockism and poptimism New Hollywood Cult film Indiewood
References
External links Playlist on YouTube Kamp's humor articles A TV Snob's Dictionary and The Pro Football Snob's Dictionary Vol. 2 on Vanity Fair