In the sixth episode of the 49th season, Emma Stone hosts SNL for the fifth time. We discuss the role of AI in art in a film by Please Don't Destroy, art vs. craft and the humor of finding joy in shame in What's in the Kiln, and the incredibly effective erasure of cigarettes in the public sphere in Michael Longfellow's appearances as an Old Timey Cigarette on Weekend Update. Readings include work by Mori et al on the uncanny valley, Janaway's "Arts and Crafts in Plato and Collingwood," Bernays' Propaganda, and a content analysis regarding how cigarette ads targeted women's psychological needs by age.
