Misha Sattar Gets the Job Done

Hey Dolls!

We come bearing extra special gifts- from an editorial and interview with your favourite artist’s favourite artist Misha Sattar- to an emergency intercom by way of Brian Jordan Alvarez Gilmore Girls’ TikToks. Curl up with a hot bevvy and catch up on this week’s essays- one on the disaster that was the Wicked promo, and an interview with poet Eileen Myers for some weekend inspo.

Let’s Dive in!

Misha Sattar on Snail Mail, Bollywood films, and Collaborating with Chappell Roan (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

Sihaam Naik interviews Chappell Roan’s creative director Misha Sattar, and they discuss all things Bollywood, mixed media and penpalling.

‘The Children Yearn For Technicolour’: Why Films Look Dull Now (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

Kitty Lloyd details the decline of technicolour in film and why cinema looks so bland and lifeless now.

A Conversation with Eileen Myles: “It’s Still an Odd Decision to be a Poet” (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

Lia Quezada pens her time with poet Eileen Myles in Mexico as they discuss Peso Pluma, Chelsea Girls and being a poet over lime soup and tacos. 

Non-Threatening Boys*: A Brian Jordan Alvarez Emergency (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

Lauren O’Neill investigates the cultural phenomenon that is Brian Jordan Alvarez’s guerilla marketing tactic to get people to tune into his show English Teacher. (Spoiler Alert: He’s shirtless.)

See you next week!

xoxoxo

The Polyester Team