Plutography

Plutography

Plutography is a word coined by Tom Wolfe to categorize books and other media that describe the lives of rich and famous people, often uncritically. He used the term to describe the television serial "Brideshead Revisited" and "Upstairs, Downstairs". [Citation| last =Wolfe| first =Tom| author-link =Tom Wolfe| title =Snob's Progress| newspaper =New York Times| pages =| year =1986| date =1986-06-15| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE2DA1638F936A25755C0A960948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=4|access date=2007-07-12] Perhaps the most famous example of plutographic media is "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", hosted by Robin Leach. "Livin' Large", "MTV Cribs", and "The Fabulous Life Of" constitute a new generation of plutographic television. Magazines such as "Robb Report" and "Millionaire" are also well-known plutographic media.

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* [http://www.wordspy.com/words/plutography.asp Definition from Wordspy.com]
* [http://www.askmen.com/toys/interview/58_robin_leach_interview.html An interview with Robin Leach.]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086750/ "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" IMDb page]
* [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/fabulous_life_of/series.jhtml "The Fabulous Life Of"]
* [http://www.speakcarmenese.com/livinlarge.html About "Livin' Large"]
* [http://www.mtv.com/onair/cribs/ "MTV Cribs"]
* [http://www.millionaire.com/ Millionaire.com]
* [http://www.robbreport.com/ "Robb Report"]
* [http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/wl1988.htm Transcript of a 1988 lecture by Tom Wolfe, in which he expounds on plutography.]


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