The Libido for the Ugly is H. L. Mencken's 1927 essay, making use of Juvenalian satire, that criticises the architecture of the Pittsburgh area and praises that of Europe.
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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential...
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