Kristen Stewart Uncensored: ‘I Want to Do the Gayest Thing You’ve Ever Seen in Your Life’
“I kind of want it to go on and on and on because it’s who I am,” she said in her TikTok. I wonder about that. What does it mean to fully self-identify with your artistic output, or marketing concepts, or public reception? What is sacrificed when your primary mode of relating to the world is by way of attention received rather than by attention exc... See more
#221: “The tension of staying too long”
“Stay Commercial”: BETSY JOHNSON’s PRODUCTS | 032c
032c.com
Unlike duckface, its IG-ready goals are filtered through the lens of detachment and irony. This contrast mirrors the culture at large: in the viral article ‘The Smartest Women I Know Are All Dissociating’, writer Emmeline Clein argues that the predominant feminist ethic has shifted from honest, near-painful earnestness to one of detachment, meta-ir... See more
rayne fisher-quann • The cult of the dissociative pout
Analyzing sexism through female celebrities is a catnip pedagogical method: it takes a beloved cultural pastime (calculating the exact worth of a woman) and lends it progressive political import. It’s also a personal matter, because when we reclaim the stories that surround female celebrities, stories surrounding ordinary women are reclaimed, too.
Jia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
“Shall I Tell You What I’ve Always Thought Of You?” Renée And Hugh Reunite For British Vogue’s February Issue
Hugh Grantvogue.co.uk