Happy Thursday, Dolls! 💕

We hope you’ve all been having a lovely week! We’re so excited for our Dollhouse event this Friday, remember to RSVP to hello@polyesterzine.com (Opens in a new window) and party with us🎉But for now, lets take a look at all the exciting content we have on the Dollhouse this week…

Joss Jaycoff on Hacking The Cistem

Our socials editor Eden Young sat down with visual artist and non-binary activist Joss Jaycoff to chat about their fight to change legislation on self-identification in Spain, “hacking the cistem” and transcending the binary human form.

Read the full interview here (Opens in a new window).

Random Acts of Emptiness: How Kindness is Commodified Online

From viral ‘good deed’ posts on LinkedIn to questionable TikTok’s, Caroline McManus explores the ethics of online displays of ‘kindness’ and if it’s possible to be genuine when everything is cut down to bitesize pieces.

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How Serena Williams Changed Black Representation Forever

In this essay Tsari Paxton celebrates the sporting legend and fashion icon Serena Williams and why her presence in the sporting world was so important.

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CULTURE SLUT: LAW AND ORDER: SVU

For this month’s Culture Slut column Misha Mn explores the LGBT+ representation in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and how the show portrays these characters in a much more open way compared to many other TV shows.

Read the full essay here (Opens in a new window).

Sudan Archives On Being An Anime Character And Influencing The Next Pop Sound

Issey Gladston chatted to violinist, singer, and songwriter Sudan Archives on her recently released album ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’, her relationship with her violin and what she would be like if she was an anime character!

Read the full interview here (Opens in a new window).

That's all from us this week folks. Love ya.

XOXO,

The Polyester Team 💟