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What set Roan apart was how unapologetically fun and silly her music was; there’s not another pop musician right now on any level of fame that will open an album with a song called “Femininomenon” and include the line “get it hot like Papa John” in the chorus. Her lyrics were frank about her sexuality, particularly in a viral line from Midwest Prin... See more

Not Just ‘Luck’: Why Queer Pop Star Chappell Roan Broke Through to the Hot 100, And Why It Matters

I think of her often. She happens to hit on a particular fixation of mine, which is the problem of “taste” as an ever-present commodity, rather than something idiosyncratic, personal, and most importantly, connected to other aspects of your day-to-day life, like how you move around the world and what you do to pass the time. I think of people whose... See more

Haley Nahman • #176: Accounting for taste

Described elsewhere as a “full-on rejection of self-betterment”, goblin mode is the antithesis of being “that-girl” who embodies productivity, wellness and aesthetic perfection. It is an unapologetic unleashing of the creature within, and a complete lack of aesthetic.

the critic • The death of Ideals

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Jennifer Lynne Matthews • Fashion Unraveled - Second Edition - How to Start and Manage Your Own Fashion (or Craft) Design Business

She should be assertive but not bossy, feminine but not prissy, experienced but not condescending, fashionable but not superficial, forceful but not shrill. Put simply: she should be masculine, but not too masculine; feminine, but not too feminine. She should be everything, which means she should be nothing.

Anne Helen Petersen • Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman

RIP Sue Sylvester, you would have loved this

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The ideal woman, in other words, is always optimizing. She takes advantage of technology, both in the way she broadcasts her image and in the meticulous improvement of that image itself.

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Not Just ‘Luck’: Why Queer Pop Star Chappell Roan Broke Through to the Hot 100, And Why It Matters

Haley Nahman • #176: Accounting for taste

the critic • The death of Ideals

Jennifer Lynne Matthews • Fashion Unraveled - Second Edition - How to Start and Manage Your Own Fashion (or Craft) Design Business

Anne Helen Petersen • Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman

Jia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Amanda Montell • Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Greg Hoffman • Emotion By Design: Creative Leadership Lessons from a Life at Nike