Sleight of hand
The great Ricky Jay contemplates the rise and discomfiture of Susan Boyle:
Our first look at Ms. Boyle generated not only expectation but surprise. But as she became overexposed, our surprise diminished. The extraordinary became commonplace.
The rest of the piece is... not commonplace.
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