By: Joshua Glenn

He began as a critic of Middlebrow, but was suborned by it.

By: Tom Nealon

Reverse-engineering the lives of the vinegars.

By: Tom Nealon

Vinegar’s secret history as a beverage.

By: Tom Nealon

The sine qua non of condiments: mighty, versatile, & vital.

By: Joshua Glenn

Like Eros, Stallone is armed with a bow and torch — and he doesn’t allow mortals to look at him.

By: Joshua Glenn

Is Sherlock a semionaut, or just a brilliant bigot?

By: Joshua Glenn

Middlebrow ads on HiLobrow?

By: Joshua Glenn

Chevron’s “I Will” campaign owes a debt to Foucault and Kafka.

By: Joshua Glenn

Pity the poor semio­naut, who “reads” the world phen­omeno­logically.

By: Joshua Glenn

Do despots’ statues command us to topple them?

By: Joshua Glenn

He wants to be your dog.

By: Matthew Battles

Cliff Edwards & the danger of a tiny instrument.

By: Joshua Glenn

The kitschification of the pipe.

By: Joshua Glenn

“No Context” is an origin myth for Nobrow.

By: Joshua Glenn

Alfred Lambert’s prehistoric golf shoes — from The Corrections.