narcissism

The new film “Jay Kelly” grapples with the personal and emotional toll of stardom, but perhaps its greatest feat is that it never feels purely like a product of indulgent Hollywood narcissism.

Mr. Clooney has never had a better role, and he burrows deeply into it with a self-interrogating combination of narcissism, foolishness, bravado and charisma.

Immediately, he’s intrigued at the thought of sampling so many flavors of narcissism.

“She said, ‘Stop taking it all so seriously — it’s vanity and narcissism because nobody’s that interested in what you’re doing or thinking,’” he recalls.

One of MAGA’s toxic innovations is the way it has weaponized narcissism for propaganda purposes.