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Editor Woods philosophically decided that: 1) circus and press are comparable enterprises, except that the circus is "a lot saner"; 2) circus folks are not lowbrow, because he heard no vulgar remarks, little profanity in the tents, because they were eager to discuss such things as the labor situation, which they agreed was worse in Washington than in any other State in the union...
...University is "Saturday's Millions"; I can say little in its favor. If you wish to learn how a western football team is managed--according to Hollywood--you will enjoy wishy-washy "Saturday's Millions." Robert Young does his best to convince you that football is commercialized, lowbrow, not worth it all, and then after the last big game he changes his mind. One thing I can say is that Hollywood tries to fool you. A young night-club hostess tells the great football start that she is in trouble. Do not be deluded; she merely has a husband...
Last month the Saturday Evening Post returned to reviewing books after a lapse of some 20 years, under the heading: "The Literary Lowbrow - Who Reads for Amusement." Lowbrow was Donald Gordon, 30, a shrewd reviewer and sales analyst for American News...
...proud of its wonderful climatic conditions, industries, scenery, bows its head in blushing shame whenever Sister Aimee runs re-amok, or when Rev. Bob bursts out in a new orgy of political blasphemy. Also ashamed was it of Mr. Wilshire, whose high-priced quackery brought a lot of unwarranted lowbrow publicity on its head. Let's get the inference right next time. How about...
...more people are beginning to realize that they might as well boast in this fashion: 'Part of my brain doesn't work, hence music means nothing to me.' It is ceasing to be such a very great mark of distinction to be a lowbrow...