Allie X, Drag Queen Story Hour, and a FoodTok Revolution

Hey dolls,

It’s Thursday, which means it’s our favourite day of the week, because we get to share everything we’ve been up to on the Dollhouse with you! From Allie X in conversation with London underground royalty Princess Julia to a chat with the legendary author and queer activist Michelle Tea, we’ve got yet another great round up for you, so let’s dive in:

“There was always this thing in me that wanted to have my own voice”: Allie X in Conversation with Princess Julia (Opens in a new window)

Allie X and Princess Julia talk New Romanticism, songcraft and more, in an exclusive conversation, alongside an editorial by photographer Savana Ogburn.

Drag Queen Story Hour Founder Michelle Tea Is Telling the Queer Stories We Need Now (Opens in a new window)

Marisa Crawford speaks to Michelle Tea about her new queer publishing imprint, Drag Queen Story Hour and much more.

Yearning, Gazing and Scissoring: The Politics of the Sad, Sapphic Period Drama (Opens in a new window)

Adela Teubner explores Carol, The Handmaiden, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

Infinity Mirrors, Bypassing Shadowbans and How Instagram Became a News App (Opens in a new window)

Hannah Cobb writes on Instagram’s limitations of political content, and how users can keep informed.

“They Eat the Rich, Don’t They?” Will FoodTok Spark a Modern Revolution? (Opens in a new window)

And finally, Kemiso Wessie discusses how some food content on TikTok serves to entrench inequality.

See ya next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3