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This week we’re defending Girl Dinner, exploring the Barbie movie, romantic delusion and more! Let’s get into it…

In Defence of 'Girl Dinner' (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Tinned fish, pickles and a side of old bread please! Grace Dodd is sharing her take on the recent trend of women’s unique eating habits, Girl Dinner.

Film Fatale: Now I Am Become Barbie, Destroyer of Patriarchy (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Everyone’s seen it and most people love it. This month’s Film Fatale column is on the most hyped film of the 21st Century, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.

Trashworld Want You to Embrace Being a Lil Weirdo (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

For a Polyester exclusive, Trashworld’s Dani Miller and Ashely Smith sit down to discuss being a furry, alien dance music and self care, accompanied by photos by Megan Magdelena.

Inside Jean Genet’s Queer Parisian Underworld (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Journeying from prison cells to the Parisian side streets of Montmartre and Pigalle, Jean Genet’s largely autobiographical work immerses his reader into the demi-monde of the French capital, in all its odorous, erotic, and perverse glory. By combining the filthy and camp with witty social observation, Genet depicts a queer community that is as accepting as it is transgressive.

In Defence of Silly Crushes: Romantic Delusion is Nothing New (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

Crushing on someone can be a very slippery slope and a humbling experience at that. One minute you're listening to the very well-curated crush playlist, then the next, you've acquired their birth chart through suspicious means. Tola Folarin-Coker takes us through the ‘delusionship’ in this essay.

The (bad) taste test: Do girls just wanna have fun in sex comedies? (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)