I'm not sure either what a culture vulture is. My first assumption would be those middle- to upper-class people who have plebian taste but convince themselves they like abstract art because it makes them sound cool.
But the dictionary suggests they might be less doltish than that.
Dictionary.com
culture vulture
–noun Slang.a person with an excessive or pretentious interest in the arts.
Origin:
1945–50
Slang Dictionaryculture-vulture 1. n. an avid supporter of the arts. : Many culture-vultures seem to be long on enthusiasm and short on taste.
2. n. someone who exploits the arts for monetary gain. :
Some culture-vultures are throwing a wine and cheese party on behalf of some of the young dolts they have grubstaked.
Hmm...maybe the author was using the term playfully. Or just differently.
I went to Amazon and looked at the editorial reviews - they seemed to praise it, but I guess he's too straight for them to actually like. He's a liberal with a lower-case
l.
By
culture in this context, I mean in the sense of what is produced by those striving to achieve more than what our everyday life gives us. In that sense, a Chris Claremont comic book (he's a hack writer, known mostly for his stint(s) on
X-men) is
not culture, and a book by Dickens or a symphony by pretty much anybody
is.
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