Happy Thursday, Dolls!

This week we’re looking at queer AI art, Swarm, Meg White of The White Stripes and lots more ! Lets get into it…

THE POLYESTER PODCAST (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

The Sleepover Club: The Farce Of #MeToo & Why Abuse Of Power Still Comes As No Surprise (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

In what we're dubbing the 'allegedly episode, Ione and Eden are touching upon whatever happened to the Times Up organisation and corporate Hollywood activism, if anti-cancellation discourse is preventing recourse for those that abuse their power, why it feels like a joke when Hollywood tries to portray such narratives on screen, and how we can move forward, while attempting to make change, without losing our minds.

Swarm, Stans and Parasocial Relationships (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Have you seen Swarm? Michaela Makusha explores the new TV all about stan culture in this essay.

Is It Possible To Make Queer AI Art? (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Bobby Redmond shares their AI generated queer art, and takes us through the process.

The World’s Best Female Drummer: An Ode to Meg White (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Charlotte Amy Landrum celebrates one of the most notable drummers in modern music - Meg White of The White Stripes!

Art Rookie: Women, Art and The Aging Body (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

For this month’s Art Rookie column, Zara Aftab looks at the work of Alice Neel and the depictions of aging women in art.

Almudena Heredero on How to Put on a Great Festival (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Polyester editor Gina Tonic sits down with Almudena Heredero, the director of Primavera Sound Madrid, to talk representation in programming, gender inequality and putting on a good show!

See ya next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3