SNOBBERY is an ugly thing. The women’s television network Oxygen ran an ad in the business section of Wednesday’s New York Times. The body of the ad purported to be a series of quotations from made-up middle American newspapers about Oxygen’s programming. “Too urban” said “Smalltown News.” “Too hip” said “Heartland Journal.” “Too smart” said “Mainstream Press.” “Too sophisticated” said “Midwest Gazette.”
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