A review by jacalata
Snark: A Polemic in Seven Fits by David Denby

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'intellectually lazy', as another commenter described it, seems appropriate. It is possible that the 'snark' discussed in this book could be defined as any instance of criticism or insult that is insufficiently funny, stems from some kind of jealous inferiority or bitterness, has no 'ideal' or better instance to promote, and is therefore a symptom of lazy indifference and the refusal to commit to a set of principles. But this is not spelled out anywhere (because the author 'doesn't want to get bogged down in definitions') so we are free to define it more simply as 'anything that Denby didn't like'.

/snark (I think?)