Saying Goodbye, Chain Mail and Girls Carrying Sh*t

Hey Dolls!

It’s Thursday which means our weekly roundup of incredible essays that have hit the site this week! We’ve got an interview with musician El Hardwick, beloved Instagram account @girlscarryingshit, and a piece dedicated to the Lost Art of Goodbyes.

Let’s Dive In!

Searching for Ourselves in Our Posessions: a Chat with the @girlscarryingshit Instagram  (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Katja McMillan interviews the iconic Girls Carrying Shit account on Instagram; a scrapbook of women sans pockets- showing their possessions wedged in between fingers.  

Share This To Ten People Or Be Cursed Forever: How Chan Mail Took Over TikTok (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Ella Glossop shares her thoughts on the new-wave of TikTok Chain Mail, the history of the 2000s email scare, and how we're all searching for a little luck.

Culture Slut: An Ode To Maggie Smith, the Actress Who Was So Much More than a Harry Potter Character (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Misha MN chronicles the legacy of beloved actress Maggie Smith and the films she was better known for.

On Digital Voyeurism, Relationship Breakups and the Lost Art of Goodbye (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Valaniece Christina details how we never really log off the internet, and the parasocial nature of our online friendships and relationships.

El Hardwick is Embracing Imperfection in their Sophomore Album 'Process of Elimination' (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Nali Simukulwa speaks to experimental genre-bending artist El Hardwick on inspiration, anti-capitalism and Donna J. Haraway.

Non-Threatening Boys*: Partial Credit for Jason and Brett from Selling Sunset (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Veronika Shulman writes about masculinity in reality TV Show Selling Sunset where brothers Jason and Brett prove to be unlikely faves.

See you next week!

xoxoxox

The Polyester Team