Happy Thursday, Dolls!

This week we’re defending Girl Dinner, exploring the Barbie movie, romantic delusion and more! Let’s get into it…

In Defence of 'Girl Dinner' (Opens in a new window)

Tinned fish, pickles and a side of old bread please! Grace Dodd is sharing her take on the recent trend of women’s unique eating habits, Girl Dinner.

Film Fatale: Now I Am Become Barbie, Destroyer of Patriarchy (Opens in a new window)

Everyone’s seen it and most people love it. This month’s Film Fatale column is on the most hyped film of the 21st Century, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.

Trashworld Want You to Embrace Being a Lil Weirdo (Opens in a new window)

Trashworld Want You to Embrace Being a Lil Weirdo (Opens in a new window)

For a Polyester exclusive, Trashworld’s Dani Miller and Ashely Smith sit down to discuss being a furry, alien dance music and self care, accompanied by photos by Megan Magdelena.

Inside Jean Genet’s Queer Parisian Underworld (Opens in a new window)

Journeying from prison cells to the Parisian side streets of Montmartre and Pigalle, Jean Genet’s largely autobiographical work immerses his reader into the demi-monde of the French capital, in all its odorous, erotic, and perverse glory. By combining the filthy and camp with witty social observation, Genet depicts a queer community that is as accepting as it is transgressive.

In Defence of Silly Crushes: Romantic Delusion is Nothing New (Opens in a new window)

Crushing on someone can be a very slippery slope and a humbling experience at that. One minute you're listening to the very well-curated crush playlist, then the next, you've acquired their birth chart through suspicious means. Tola Folarin-Coker takes us through the ‘delusionship’ in this essay.

The (bad) taste test: Do girls just wanna have fun in sex comedies? (Opens in a new window)

For this month’s column, Sam Moore is exploring how women are represented in raunchy American comedies.

See ya next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team