Backed by the familiar chords of “Gimme Shelter,” the opening scene proposes a documentarian’s corollary to the rule about restaurants with a view: the spendier the soundtrack, the flatter the film.

It seems clear that AI art’s biggest utility right now is aspirationalism. The ability to quickly and cheaply generate a vision of the future for Trump supporters. And I’ve written before about how AI art is to modern fascism what futurism was to 20th-century fascism, but the Homeland Security X account posting a Thomas Kinkade painting — and a... See more

this is a land obsessed with packaging and style after all. of keeping up appearances. it’s why so much of the democrats’ criticism of trumpism has to do with his delivery; they object to him ‘soiling’ the white house by not behaving presidentially enough, for saying the quiet part out loud. the liberals are just as dependent on this lie of america... See more