Maika Monroe Is Our July Cover Star!
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Hey dolls,
It’s Thursday which means we’re back in your inboxes with another Dollhouse roundup! We’re so excited to say that our July cover star is Maika Monroe – star of Longlegs, the internet’s current horror obsession - who features in an exclusive photoshoot, alongside an interview with Alison Rumfitt, on the site.
Elsewhere, we’re dissecting MaXXXine as the X trilogy comes to a close, we caught up with Maggie Nelson by email, and much more. Plus, for London dolls, we’ve got a special discounted ticket link for tickets to JUMBI Peckham’s birthday party. Take a look!
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Discounted tickets to Jumbi’s second birthday! (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Our friends and neighbours at Jumbi are turning two, and they’d love to offer Dollhouse members a 25% discount on tickets to their celebrations in Peckham on 27th July, with DJs including Tash LC, Keyrah, Jumbi founder Bradley Zero, and more. Use the password jumbifam to buy!
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Author Alison Rumfitt talks to the actor of the moment Maika Monroe, about starring in Longlegs with Nicolas Cage and more.
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What MaXXXine and the X Trilogy Says About the Toxicity of Hollywood (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
James Punshon writes about the conclusion of the X trilogy, and what we can take from it.
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Jemima Skala catches up with the legendary writer for a discussion around her new book Like Love.
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The final instalment in Emma Forrest’s Dreamgirl fiction periodical, based on her experiences of making friends with her partner’s favourite pornstar.
Female Drill Artist Princess Xixi on Disruption, Standing Her Ground and Her Debut EP ‘a dolls house’ (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Douglas Jardim chats to Princess Xixi all about her “transfeminine perspective on society and on culture.”
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Marguerite Duras and the Quiet Destruction Of Cinematic Norms (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Arijana Zeric explores the experimental beginnings of Duras’ work.
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Brat, the Outlawing of IVF and Thoughts on Being (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
And finally, Editorial Fellow Sihaam Naik writes on Brat, motherhood, and the “freedom to choose when and if to have children”.
See you next week!
XOXO,
The Polyester Team