I'm working on a video project about the backlash to Obama mentioning the price of arugula at Whole Foods. Can you think of any other examples, real of fictional, of food being framed as elitist or snobby? [more inside]
posted by loping on Nov 8, 2009 - 35 answers

I crave a great novel that's as addictive as a popcorn movie. Please recommend me some literary page-turners. [more inside]
posted by Beardman on Jun 5, 2009 - 104 answers

Help me get text message alert updates for the NFL draft this weekend. [more inside]
posted by samh23 on Apr 27, 2006 - 3 answers

philosophy of fashion [more inside]
posted by GleepGlop on Jun 18, 2005 - 43 answers

Are there any sites more elitist than Mefi? By that I mean either more limited in membership, or more sought after and/or influential. The whole gmail / mefi swap, plus the periodic "expand the membership" pleas got me thinking about it, along with the occasional mentions of the site that is not to be named [more inside]
posted by leotrotsky on Jun 29, 2004 - 42 answers