Sleater-Kinney Are Our First Cover Stars of 2024!

Hey dolls,

It’s Thursday and our first cover of the year is here! We’re spotlighting rock legends Sleater-Kinney, with a gorgeous editorial by Chloe Sheppard, and an interview with Copy Editor Lauren O’Neill, all about the band’s new album Little Rope. Elsewhere, we’re thinking through the commodification of bed rot, appreciating Fragrantica reviews for the art pieces they are, and chatting with musician Akini Jing. Let’s go!

Sleater-Kinney on Little Rope, London Fans and Letting the Music Do the Talking (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker chat to Copy Editor Lauren O’Neill about British fans and the role of the artist in the digital age for our January cover.

Lena Dunham’s Girls and Unglamourising Mental Illness (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Katie Stollmack unpacks the Girls rewatch trend and asks whether an unflattering, realistic depiction of mental illness is part of its enduring appeal.

Akini Jing Is the Cyborg Musician Combining Techno with Chinese Orchestra (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Deputy Editor Gina Tonic speaks to Akini Jing about her unique blend of musical worlds.

Fragrantica, Unhinged Reviews and the Joy of Niche Internet Spaces (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Ally Dinning writes about perfume reviews on the cult site Fragrantica, and praises strange pockets of the internet for often being its best parts.

Film Fatale: Morgiana and the Scheming Woman (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Platform Editor Charlotte Landrum writes on the 1972 Juraj Herz film Morgiana and considers why we love spiteful, scheming women onscreen.

Reframing Rot: How Laziness Became Commodified (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

And finally, Mia Autumn-Roe writes on “bed rotting” and the way that even this anti self-care trend has become aestheticised online.

See you next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team