I think it has to be better defined than that, or we wind up with all kinds of marginal stuff like Tom Clancy, The West Wing and Gore Vidal clogging up the cultural commons. To expand on the analogy, the country of SF&F is a really big sprawling place; I'm just trying to get a handle on what people think are the cities and monuments worth checking out. Especially because the kids sometimes aren't aware that the newer parts of the city aren't all there is.
Re: Maybe it's becuase I'm an asshole...
I think it has to be better defined than that, or we wind up with all kinds of marginal stuff like Tom Clancy, The West Wing and Gore Vidal clogging up the cultural commons. To expand on the analogy, the country of SF&F is a really big sprawling place; I'm just trying to get a handle on what people think are the cities and monuments worth checking out. Especially because the kids sometimes aren't aware that the newer parts of the city aren't all there is.