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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by midasuni on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:16AM (#26696846)
High brow

Opera, music, art, literature etc

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by edeion on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:37AM (#26696996)
Thanks, I learned a new word :)

I thought OP was referring to the fact European upper noble families were all blood related and shared the same interests.

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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by asplake on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:42AM (#26697022)
The word’s origins are more dubious unfortunately: https://www.brainpickings.org/2011/08/23/the-myth-of-pop-cul...
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Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision by slavik81 on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:57AM (#26697094)
> The terms ‘highbrow’ and ‘lowbrow’ come from phrenology
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