Camp which knows itself to be Camp ('camping') is usually less satisfying. - Susan Sontag

For boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other.

Concerning the death of Gertrude Stein: she came out of a deep coma to ask her companion Alice Toklas, 'Alice, Alice, what is the answer?' Her companion replied, 'There is no answer.' Gertrude Stein continued, 'Well, then, what is the question?' and fell back dead.

Pop art: only possible in an affluent society, where one can be free to enjoy ironic consumption.