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Mar 2024
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Claire Dederer on Reckoning with Problem...

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What is a fan to do with unsavory intel on their idol? Is it possible to separate the art from the artist? Should we even try?

Claire’s book, Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma is out now.

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