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What The Weeknd's changing face says about our sick celebrity culture

  • Written by Alvaro Jarrin, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, College of the Holy Cross
imageThe Weeknd performs at the 2020 American Music Awards on Nov. 22 in Los Angeles.AMA2020 via Getty Images

You might have seen The Weeknd’s altered face on the internet lately – either bloodied and covered in bandages or transformed by faux plastic surgery. With the 30-year-old singer set to perform at the Super Bowl LV halftime show on...

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