It was my friend Paul Howarth who pointed this out. Until fairly recently, a curator could only be found in a museum. Now instead of choosing things, people “curate” them. Everything from a mix tape to a shopping list is “curated”. When I met someone yesterday at a new-ish coffee shop near Oxford Circus, I was dismayed but not surprised that it was called Curators Coffee. Well, I suppose the owners have “curated” the small selection of hot and cold beverages. This over-use devalues the work of real curators like Sir Roy Strong and I really don’t like it. I’m not keen on The Cure either so does that make me a “Cure hater”? But I’ve always liked this one track, so according to Paul, I could be a “Cure rater”.
Since when has everyone been a “curator”?

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