FUTURE HUMAN

The Future of Celebrity Is a Japanese Hologram Named Hatsune Miku

At a time when beloved performers are imploding by the score, her cheerful emptiness is a virtue

Stephen Marche
OneZero
Published in
12 min readJul 24, 2018

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Illustrations: Nicole Ginelli

1.1. The singer, who is unreal, takes a break after the third song to greet her fans, just like a singer at a show. “Hello, New York!” she shouts…

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Stephen Marche
OneZero

Writer for everybody. Enemy of boredom. Books, essays, podcast, stories here: www.stephenmarche.com