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Tarot Cards, Longlegs, and Gothic Naturalism

Hey Dolls! This week, we’ve got an extra special round-up for you- featuring an editorial and interview with the creatives behind House of Avalon! For all the girlies… Hey Dolls! This week, we’ve got an extra special round-up for you- featuring an editorial and interview with the creatives behind House of Avalon! For all the girlies…

November 21, 2024 November 21, 2024

Dua Saleh Wants To Be Honest With You

Hey Dolls! This week, we’ve got a host of interviews for you to sink your teeth into—from Dua Saleh for Non-Threatening Boys* telling us about how they are living an… Hey Dolls! This week, we’ve got a host of interviews for you to sink your teeth into—from Dua Saleh for Non-Threatening Boys* telling us about how they are living an…

November 14, 2024 November 14, 2024

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… 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…

November 7, 2024 November 7, 2024

Sarah Sherman, Sister Wives and The Substance Cocktails

Surprise! Our October Dollhouse Cover Star is Sarah Sherman! Surprise! Our October Dollhouse Cover Star is Sarah Sherman!

October 31, 2024 October 31, 2024

Watch The Substance At Home For FREE From Today! ⭐

Hi dolls! We’re so excited to announce that you can watch The Substance at home this Halloween on MUBI and we’re giving you 30 free days to catch the body horror… Hi dolls! We’re so excited to announce that you can watch The Substance at home this Halloween on MUBI and we’re giving you 30 free days to catch the body horror…

October 31, 2024 October 31, 2024

Bimini, Pom-Pom Squad and Love is Blind

Happy Thursday Dolls! Happy Thursday Dolls!

October 24, 2024 October 24, 2024

Charley Marlowe, Clown Girls and Poor Artists

We’ve got our favourite TV presenter Charley Marlowe, a piece on Funny Girls, AI and spiritualism, and an Exhibition on Girlhood. We’ve got our favourite TV presenter Charley Marlowe, a piece on Funny Girls, AI and spiritualism, and an Exhibition on Girlhood.

October 17, 2024 October 17, 2024

Saying Goodbye, Chain Mail and Girls Carrying Sh*t

Saying Goodbye, Chain Mail and Girls Carrying Sh*t Saying Goodbye, Chain Mail and Girls Carrying Sh*t

October 10, 2024 October 10, 2024

Cat Cohen Clown, Animal Crossing and Weird Girl Core

Cosy Gaming, Weird Girls & Funny Girl Cat Cohen Cosy Gaming, Weird Girls & Funny Girl Cat Cohen

October 3, 2024 October 3, 2024

Aliyah's Interlude, Joan of Arc and Emily in Paris

Our September Cover Star is Here! Our September Cover Star is Here!

September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024

MILF movies, Grimes and Slag Wars 2

This week has been a doozy... This week has been a doozy...

September 19, 2024 September 19, 2024

Brazilian Stan Accounts, Period Tracking Apps and Ripley from Alien

This week has been a doozy... This week has been a doozy...

September 12, 2024 September 12, 2024 1 reaction

Video Essays, Gay Penguins and Katy O’Brian

Hey Dolls! We come bearing gifts with our weekly roundup of essays that have hit the site this week. We’ve had a doozy- from video essay girls to the devastating loss of… Hey Dolls! We come bearing gifts with our weekly roundup of essays that have hit the site this week. We’ve had a doozy- from video essay girls to the devastating loss of…

September 5, 2024 September 5, 2024

Blush Blindness, Big Sandwiches and Celebrity Smoothies

It’s been a great week, with a piece on the celebrity food merch boom, a Beauty Archivist column from our Beauty Editor Grace, and an ode to the toilet cubicle... It’s been a great week, with a piece on the celebrity food merch boom, a Beauty Archivist column from our Beauty Editor Grace, and an ode to the toilet cubicle...

August 29, 2024 August 29, 2024

Chris Kraus and the Chaos of Morning TV

From “An Ode to the Chaos of Morning Television” to an interview with THE Chris Kraus, it’s been another excellent week over on polyesterzine.com… From “An Ode to the Chaos of Morning Television” to an interview with THE Chris Kraus, it’s been another excellent week over on polyesterzine.com…

August 22, 2024 August 22, 2024

Climate Anxiety, Chicago, and a Skibidi Toilet Movie…

From even more content from The Jade Issue to a love letter to the greatest musical of all time, Chicago, the Dollhouse is stacked to the rafters, so let’s jump in... From even more content from The Jade Issue to a love letter to the greatest musical of all time, Chicago, the Dollhouse is stacked to the rafters, so let’s jump in...

August 15, 2024 August 15, 2024

Richie Shazam on How To Be an It Girl…

This week on the Dollhouse, we’ve got an interview with Afua Hirsch, a guide to being an It Girl from Richie Shazam, plus Roblox, Soccer Mommy and stan culture! This week on the Dollhouse, we’ve got an interview with Afua Hirsch, a guide to being an It Girl from Richie Shazam, plus Roblox, Soccer Mommy and stan culture!

August 8, 2024 August 8, 2024

British Vogue, Arabic Pop and grapejuicenads

This week, we’ve got extra features from our Jade Issue with Chioma Nnadi and Lana Lubany, plus much more… This week, we’ve got extra features from our Jade Issue with Chioma Nnadi and Lana Lubany, plus much more…

August 1, 2024 August 1, 2024

Presenting… The Jade Issue!

Hey dolls, we’ve just launched our first ever guest-edited issue, with none other than pop girlie Jade Thirlwall! Hey dolls, we’ve just launched our first ever guest-edited issue, with none other than pop girlie Jade Thirlwall!

July 25, 2024 July 25, 2024 1 reaction

NO NONSENSE #42

Hey everyone! The sun is finally out and we are back with another recommendations email! Here is the Polyester team’s favourite music, film and TV right now... Hey everyone! The sun is finally out and we are back with another recommendations email! Here is the Polyester team’s favourite music, film and TV right now...

July 19, 2024 July 19, 2024

Maika Monroe Is Our July Cover Star!

Hey dolls, it's a new week on the Dollhouse and we’re so excited to say that our July cover girl is Maika Monroe, star of Longlegs! Hey dolls, it's a new week on the Dollhouse and we’re so excited to say that our July cover girl is Maika Monroe, star of Longlegs!

July 18, 2024 July 18, 2024

WAGs, “Gay Pop” and Protecting Queer Spaces

UK dolls will know that England is currently swept up in Euros fever, so we’re tracing the history of the WAG, plus we’ve got a Culture Slut column on "gay pop" and more. UK dolls will know that England is currently swept up in Euros fever, so we’re tracing the history of the WAG, plus we’ve got a Culture Slut column on "gay pop" and more.

July 11, 2024 July 11, 2024

E.R. Fightmaster, Lucy Dacus, The Sims 4, and Lesbian Nightlife

Read all about our new Substack, plus your usual Dollhouse programming... Read all about our new Substack, plus your usual Dollhouse programming...

July 4, 2024 July 4, 2024

Maddie Ziegler Is Our June Cover Star! Plus: A Pride Ticket Giveaway!

New cover alert! For June, we’re featuring actor, dancer and all-around star Maddie Ziegler! And on top of that, we’ve got a Pride-themed ticket giveaway for you… New cover alert! For June, we’re featuring actor, dancer and all-around star Maddie Ziegler! And on top of that, we’ve got a Pride-themed ticket giveaway for you…

June 27, 2024 June 27, 2024

NO NONSENSE #40

Hey dolls, it’s time for another No Nonsense newsletter full of all of our best cultural (and general life) recommendations... Hey dolls, it’s time for another No Nonsense newsletter full of all of our best cultural (and general life) recommendations...

June 21, 2024 June 21, 2024 1 reaction

Where are the Lesbians on Bridgerton?

From a plea for lesbian representation on Bridgerton, to an ode to one of Hollywood’s weirdest leading men, James Spader, we’ve got lots to dig into on the Dollhouse... From a plea for lesbian representation on Bridgerton, to an ode to one of Hollywood’s weirdest leading men, James Spader, we’ve got lots to dig into on the Dollhouse...

June 20, 2024 June 20, 2024

Machine Chic: Why The Wired It Girl Is Here To Stay

We’re back with Dollhouse round-up, from thoughts on “machine-chic” to interviews with writer Legacy Russell, musician Gretel, and director Marie Amachoukeli… We’re back with Dollhouse round-up, from thoughts on “machine-chic” to interviews with writer Legacy Russell, musician Gretel, and director Marie Amachoukeli…

June 13, 2024 June 13, 2024 1 reaction

Tarot, Vanderpump Rules and more in this Thursday's Roundup!

Hey dolls, it’s Thursday so we’re back with a trove of essays that explore the complicated thread of girliness in media. From thinness and the glamorisation of thinness, Hey dolls, it’s Thursday so we’re back with a trove of essays that explore the complicated thread of girliness in media. From thinness and the glamorisation of thinness,

June 6, 2024 June 6, 2024

From Chappell Roan via Angela Carter, All the Way to Grey Gardens…

It's Thursday so we’re back with another week of Dollhouse fun. We’re viewing Chappell Roan through the lens of Angela Carter, revisiting Grey Gardens, and much more! It's Thursday so we’re back with another week of Dollhouse fun. We’re viewing Chappell Roan through the lens of Angela Carter, revisiting Grey Gardens, and much more!

May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024

Real Life Bites, with Polyester and Polaroid

Social media can lead us to believe that living and working as a creative person is a bed of roses – all industry parties and glossy photoshoots. For most, however,… Social media can lead us to believe that living and working as a creative person is a bed of roses – all industry parties and glossy photoshoots. For most, however,…

May 29, 2024 May 29, 2024