According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word middlebrow first appeared in print in 1925, in. From Wordnik.com. [verbatim] Reference
And I would argue that such a discipline, if eventually realized, would be anything but 'middlebrow'. From Wordnik.com. [Ye Olde Disciplinary Punch-and-Judy Show] Reference
A "middlebrow" program "is really hard to pull off in this age," says industry analyst Andrew Tyndall. From Wordnik.com. [Television: Howard Kurtz on timing of Larry King's retirement, successor] Reference
In reality, "middlebrow" is a compliment, since it means a script pitched well above the contemporary average. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-25] Reference
Some critics have derided Proof as "middlebrow" for showing few of the formulas that obsess the main characters. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-25] Reference
Roberts again brings out the word "middlebrow" and he is on much stronger ground here but I still do not think it is justified. From Wordnik.com. [Morgan on Cheney] Reference
And in the "middlebrow" category, I suppose, which is better than Lowenbrau, the free single of the week, "Listen Up," by Gossip, is good. From Wordnik.com. [Possible new segway!] Reference
Inspiration is considered an attribute of "middlebrow" popular literature, not the highbrow stuff. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
On an ideological level, Friedman's new book is the worst, most boring kind of middlebrow horseshit. From Wordnik.com. [New York Press] Reference
Here, it's not that I think 'middlebrow' as an end result is the issue, but (if anything) the path that leads to the issue. From Wordnik.com. [Elusive Lucidity] Reference
I use the term 'middlebrow' with a bit of a damning connotation, I admit, but only to continue to discussion, not to stall it. From Wordnik.com. [Elusive Lucidity] Reference
Helfgott's middlebrow appeal is all too explicable. From Wordnik.com. [The Piano Man] Reference
"I'm the staff middlebrow," said Mr. Hollandsworth. From Wordnik.com. [Indie film producer sues Mademoiselle ��� The Hollywood gravy train stops again at Texas Monthly] Reference
In fact, there's a decidedly middlebrow quality to the show. From Wordnik.com. [A Room With A Point Of View] Reference
American gloom comes in highbrow, lowbrow and middlebrow forms. From Wordnik.com. [America the Miserable] Reference
In effect, NCSE is recommending old middlebrow science for kids. From Wordnik.com. [Olduvai, Evolution, and Darwin] Reference
He dismissed Barber as a composer for, quote, high middlebrow taste. From Wordnik.com. [Samuel Barber At 100, Reconsidered] Reference
Yet can anyone, now, name the successful middlebrow writers of 1922 or 1915?. From Wordnik.com. [What Ever Happened to Moderism? by Gabriel Josipovici] Reference
Trigorin is a shallow middlebrow success made by a shallow middlebrow public. From Wordnik.com. [<i>The Seagull</i> Soars, Lofted by Sarsgaard, Scott Thomas] Reference
(There's also a list of films they watched in the back - high, low, and middlebrow.). From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Benedict: Movies Instead of High School? Join The Film Club!] Reference
Sure, Indie cinema is obviously thriving but it's all pretty accessible and middlebrow. From Wordnik.com. [Matt Cooper: Ingmar Bergman, Tom Snyder and the Lost 70s] Reference
(For those who desire something more upscale, the middle of the middlebrow: Hilton Head.). From Wordnik.com. [In the Hamptons] Reference
Howard is a purveyor of middlebrow entertainment, which is a rude way of saying "movies.". From Wordnik.com. [DVDs: Ron Howard Vs. Ron Howard] Reference
This is perfect for the demographic she is trying to win; middlebrow, middle of the road. From Wordnik.com. [It's Official: Hillary's Campaign Song Is Celine Dion's "You And I"] Reference
Perhaps it's inevitable, though, that no one wants to fight their way to middlebrow status. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Blauner: Where Have All The Middlebrows Gone?] Reference
The resentment level seems awfully high for something this unabashedly, cheerfully middlebrow. From Wordnik.com. [Of Mice and Me (cont'd): James Wolcott] Reference
But I like middlebrow films, the sort of movies that studios are increasingly reluctant to make. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: Toronto Film Fest Day 9, 10 and 11: The Irish, The Scots and Werner Herzog] Reference
I once had an editor question whether I meant it as an insult when I referred to a film as middlebrow. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Mao's Last Dancer] Reference
I once had an editor question whether I meant it as an insult when I referred to a film as "middlebrow.". From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Mao's Last Dancer] Reference
Some artists transcend their genre, but not Garth; his music is too safe, his sensibility too middlebrow. From Wordnik.com. [The World According To Garth] Reference
"On an ideological level, Thomas Friedman's new book is the worst, most boring kind of middlebrow horseshit. From Wordnik.com. [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference
Adopting the vocabulary of the middlebrow in order to legitimise the vanguard merely robs it of what animates it most. From Wordnik.com. [What Ever Happened to Moderism? by Gabriel Josipovici] Reference
Despite his success, Mr. Levy is sensitive about criticism that his movies are middlebrow, or "soft," as some critics have said. From Wordnik.com. [The Crowd Pleaser] Reference
Yet, by operating in the world of the middlebrow, the crossover tenors march on, recording and touring and going on Regis & Kathie Lee. From Wordnik.com. [Crossover Tenors Invade United States] Reference
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