The word "stereotomy" is taken from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe. It refers to the cutting of existing solid shapes into different forms; it is used (here) as a metaphor for the way that famous people (singers, actors. etc.) are often 'shaped' by the demands of fame.
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