E.R. Fightmaster, Lucy Dacus, The Sims 4 and London’s Lesbian Nightlife
We’ve got some fun news! On top of your regular Dollhouse content (see below…), we’ve also launched a Substack. Named for Lisa Simpson’s teen girl pin-up mag, Non Threatening Boys* is our home for talking all things masculinity. You can read the first issue – a conversation between E.R. Fightmaster and Lucy Dacus – here (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre). We’d love to know what you think!
Elsewhere, its business as usual on the Dollhouse, where we’ve had a bumper week! We’re chatting to cult knitwear brand HADES about all things taste, holding a roundtable with the people behind London’s lesbian nightlife scene, and thinking about private school on TV and The Sims 4. Let’s jump in!
Cassie Holland, one of the designers behind cult knitwear brand, chats to us about the politics of class and taste in fashion, alongside an original photoshoot by Platform Editor Charlotte Landrum.
We sit down with some of the leading lights in the capital’s lesbian nightlife scene, to explore how far it’s come and the way that’s left to go.
In her regular column, our Editorial Fellow Sihaam Naik considers the world of The Sims, which “allows us to construct a perfect version of ourselves that speaks to our deepest desires for self-improvement and personal growth.”
Why Does Everyone On Telly Go to Private School? (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
Michaela Mashuka discusses the portrayal of private schools on TV, and how the “school” genre has widened in order to be more representative recently.
How Composing Music for a VR Feminist Film Was a Mirror to My Own Life (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
BISHI writes on her experiences soundtracking the VR movie Maya The Birth of a Superhero.
And finally, Nina Canova throws it back to Clueless and thinks through Cher’s wardrobe in the context of the AI stylist trend.
See you next week!
XOXO,
The Polyester Team
