Sep 13th, 2008 · A classical scholar with a voracious appetite for high and low culture alike, he's dauntingly smart — but far too interested in why we love what we love to be a snob. Jacki Lyden talks to Mendelsohn about his new essay collection.
Oct 21st, 2006 · A recent sweet treat is sweeping the nation: Honeycrisp apples, which offer apple eaters the right balance of sweetness, juiciness and crunchiness. But they're only one variety in an array of offerings for "apple snobs."
Aug 26th, 2005 · David Kamp and Steven Daly are the authors of The Rock Snob's Dictionary, a guide to the esoterica in rock music that every critic and fan knows -- or pretends to know. Meredith Ochs, our own rock snob and music critic, finds the book entertaining, funny and irreverent.
Feb 16th, 2005 · Julian Fellowes won an Oscar for his work on the screenplay of Robert Altman's comedy of manners, Gosford Park. Now Fellowes is out with Snobs, a novel which takes a low view of social climbing.