Thistownis aculturaldesert.
Itseemsstrangetothinkthat thisbustling,thrivingcitywasoncederidedas aculturaldesert.
Those who didn'tknowbettermight betemptedtodismissthenewsindustryas anintellectualdesert.
Thepriestclaimedthat thecitywas aspiritualdesert.
Welivein amoraldesert, wherepeopledo whatever theywantwithoutregardfor whether ithurtsothers.