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It is a performance of joy so excessive, so desperate, that it reveals the void it attempts to cover. It is the logic of the assembly line applied to human connection. What Fallon offers is a standardized production of “fun” that feels increasingly like a desperate plea to ignore the crumbling world outside the studio walls.
The Banal Horror of Jimmy Fallon by Jon Greenaway in Current Affairs
Alex Tatarsky: Ten years ago people were like, “Ew, gross, clown, what is that?” And I found that to be a helpful way to draw people in. Now I feel like it’s, “Oh god, another clown, enough already.” But it’s amazing—watching the mainstreaming of clown is really special and exciting.
Why clowns are taking over LA in No Bad Days
Freaky times call for freaky people, which is why we need to seriously consider the impact of the comedian Chris Fleming: he feels like the perfect representation of right now.
Great Your Freak On by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick in The Trend Report
He is the finale for a reality where one dies not in private, in a sublime spiritual moment, but in slow motion as a thousand cuts are made viewable, monetized, blink-and-you-miss-it loss after loss after loss shiny with right wing incel gloss. He is a bundle of sorrow whose death is being delivered instantly, via microtransaction and predictive bet.
Prison of Pretty - Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick
I always have the feeling I need to store things so that I never forget them. I might record it in a book with a Post-it note, but I might not revisit that book for 10 years. Then I pull it off the shelf and I think, “Oh god, I remember that. That’s why I put the Post-it note there,” and then I’ll use it. So I have mental storage in my head at all times.
Meet Angela Hill, the Photographer Behind the World's Coolest Bookshop by Leila Eden Sheridan in Interview