None of this adds up to absolute proof of his active role as a cultural arbiter.

We live in a mass-produced culture where many people, even many established cultural arbiters, limit themselves to secondhand ideas.

There is nothing very definite about these cultural arbiters.

A hard-line Communist, he served as an unofficial cultural arbiter through his position in the powerful Writers' Union.

Almost invariably men, tribal leaders are rural Africa's cultural arbiters.

Jazz's emphasis on the moment of performance as much as the composition at hand baffled cultural arbiters looking for eternal masterpieces.

This period began her reign and fame as cultural arbiter, which lasted some fifty years.

But it is not just the story line that is disturbing superhero junkies, design gurus and other cultural arbiters.

People should vote with their feet and ignore all these corporate cultural arbiters.

Disgrace is a book that most cultural arbiters want us to take extremely seriously.