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Thank you for articulating my dislike of invader's art. "I could forgive that if the work was genius, but it strikes me as totally vacant, mainly a branding exercise." Damien Hirst plays himself.

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And re: Gopnik’s weird attempt, an essay I love on what makes something funny from Chris Bachelder:

https://www.thebeliever.net/the-dead-chipmunk/

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Related--Michael Hoffman, who was my professor when I got my MFA, on Amis’ Zone of Interest, the loose basis for the film:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v36/n20/michael-hofmann/splashing-through-the-puddles#:~:text=Amis%20has%20made%20everything%20somehow,and%20diligent%20if%20sketchy%20plotting.

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Damien Hirst, lol

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