Notes on the Lohanaissance…
Hey dolls!
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for our weekly Dollhouse update. It’s been a bumper week: we’ve got everything from an ode to the beginning of cocktail season, to notes on the Lohanaissance, and an appraisal of The Tortured Poets Department through the lens of Chris Kraus’ I Love Dick. Let’s take a look…
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Notes on the Lohanaissance (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Ryanne Probst writes on Lindsay Lohan’s cultural re-emergence and how it fits in with a wider trend of female stars of yesteryear reclaiming their careers.
Love Bite: The Endless Joy of Cocktail Season (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Copy Editor Lauren O’Neill writes this month’s Love Bite column on the emergence of the best time of the year.
How the Pervasiveness of Surveillance is Reflected in Art, Our Society and Ourselves (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Arianna Caserta discusses how surveillance culture manifests around us.
Our Editorial Fellow Sihaam Naik considers the gradual encroachment of commercialism on all of our digital experiences.
Zara Aftab thinks through the cultural figure of the witch, and how its present day conception relates to the Royal Court’s current production, Gunter.
Morgan Parker on Past Selves, Moving Home and Teen Movie Clichés (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Claire Mooney interviews author Morgan Parker about her first essay collection You Get What You Pay For, and more.
And finally, Martha French examines Taylor Swift’s latest record through the lens of Chris Kraus’ widely read work of autofiction.
See you next week <3
XOXO
The Polyester Team
