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H.L. Mencken

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Writer and cultural critic whose elitism becomes relatable when observing the gap between audience and critical reception of commercial entertainment.

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"When you see an MCU/Fantasy slop film with an audience approval rating of 98% and critical approval rating of 14% it really makes you identify with guys like HL Mencken. Like yeah maybe the common man shouldn't be making decisions above the letterboxd pay grade"
"There are also David Foster Wallace's essays, Louis Theroux's documentaries, and H.L. Mencken's writings (which I've only just discovered, but am quickly falling in love with)."
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