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Culture, Digested: The Scourge of Fan Culture

Culture, Digested: The Scourge of Fan Culture

Phantom ends, the parasocial paradox, and our need to be dissatisfied

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Jessa Crispin
Apr 17, 2023
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Last night saw the final Broadway performance of Phantom of the Opera, with a final tally of 13,981 performances over 35 years. In all the eulogies and wrap-ups and reports on what happens to the the…

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