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Plain White Music Videos: 2024 Boasts the Return of an Industry Favourite

Jan 2, 2025 | polyesterzine.com | Douglas Jardim

The ever so elusive white backdrop is any aspiring artist's go-to tool for many a reason; it's an age-old aesthetic that continues to stand the test of time. First impressions can be deceiving so the white background's canvas-like capabilities transcend medium with cost-effective bombast.
Where are All the Fat Social Media Chefs? — Polyester

Aug 7, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

Men are given slightly different rules, and whilst of course they still face fatphobia, there are expectations in a way that women don’t get. Take Matty Matheson, famous chef and producer and actor in The Bear. I love Matty, he’s a vibrant addition to popular culture. He gets abuse for his weight, but it’s not comparable to the misogynistic abuse bigger women receive due to a lack of patriarchal privilege.
So… We Got Cancelled — Polyester

Aug 5, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

Last week, Polyester suffered a great injustice on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter as right wing journalists piled on our humble hosts for sharing a pitch call out. This week, Ione and Gina dissect the discourse surrounding publishing industry standards, the declining state of the media industry, and the need to be right on social media.
Is Kamala Brat? How The Politician Memed Herself Into A Presidential Candidate — Polyester

Jul 28, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

The Kamalanomenon is here. You think you just fell out of the coconut tree? This week, hosts Ione and Gina break down how brat summer, among other Kamala memes, morphed from gen z nihilistic irony into millennial girlboss earnestness - and how the memeification of politics affects us all.
Underconsumption Core, Recession Pop & Projecting Meaning Onto Poverty — Polyester

Jul 21, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

Does a crap economy spawn better music? And should being frugal be a trend, a lifestyle choice or just a case of bloody getting on with things? This week, hosts Ione and Gina dig into the self narration that has been bred into us by social media and whether, during the worst recession we've weathered as adults, we should be romanticising our shampoo purchases.
Maika Monroe On Longlegs, Auteurship and Keeping the Industry at Arm’s Length — Polyester

Jul 17, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

Words: Alison Rumfitt | Photographer and Creative Director: Morganne Boulden | Styling: Tabitha Sanchez | Hair: Jake Gallagher | Makeup: Liv Mardorma | Video: Camille Mariet It Follows, if you haven’t seen it, is still an excellent watch.A small-scale and rather bleak horror, it follows Jay, played memorably by Maika, navigating a nightmarish coming-of-age after she loses her virginity and is exposed to an unexplained sexually transmitted curse.
Female Drill Artist Princess Xixi on Disruption, Standing Her Ground and Her Debut EP 'a dolls house'

Jul 15, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Douglas Jardim

Your first release "LENG LOI" was a big success. What inspired you to revisit it for the ferocious sequel and EP opener "leng loi 2.0"? "LENG LOI" was very authentic to who I was at the time and the shit that I was going through. I said what I needed to, it had a very clear intention and it achieved that intention. The one difference between me and a lot of other drill rappers is that I have no intention of getting on the beat and lying.
Maggie Nelson On ‘Like Love’, Melding the Personal with the Academic, and The Eras Tour — Polyester

Jul 15, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

Your work has always been praised for how it melds the personal with the academic; the academic always is so intent on objectivity and not letting the personal in. Do you see these two as dichotomies, or complementary? Yeah, I don’t see these modes as opposites, though I’m aware that a lot of people do. Most of my writing heroes swing between these poles pretty seamlessly.
Hawk Tuah Girl, Mixed Weight Relationships and The Rise In Dehumanising Women Online — Polyester

Jul 14, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

It seems as though its never been worse to be a woman participating in the discourse. The Hawk Tuah girl has used her blowjob technique to become a star; cashing in on the viral moment with a merch line, a manager and a possible documentary. But while she makes bank, the alt right have commodified her into a figurehead - once again proclaiming any woman with blonde hair and big tits as their own.
Why the 2024 General Election Is So Depressing — Polyester

Jun 30, 2024 | polyesterzine.com | Lauren O'Neill

We're all desperate to get the tories out, but for the first time in our hosts lives as voters, there's been an inescapable apathy in the air. As it seems certain that Labour will take over as the new British government, is it time to vote independent or spoil the ballot? This week Ione and Gina are getting knee deep in the culture war that's surrounding election year, discussing the pros and cons of voting for different parties and why our generation is feeling so miserable about it all.