Karaoke, Cuteness, and Cronenberg…

Hey dolls,

It’s Thursday and we’ve got another stacked week of Dollhouse content for you! From a gorgeous ode to the sacred art of Karaoke to an examination of the 90s Office Siren trend, there’s all sorts going on. Let’s take a look!

Culture Slut: The Transformational Sanctity of the Karaoke Booth (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

For this month’s Culture Slut, Culture Editor Misha MN writes on everyone’s favourite party activity: karaoke!

Cuteness Overload! In Fashion, the Influence of Cute Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
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Hannah Tappin speaks to fashion experts about an enduring – and adorable – aesthetic.

The Chronically Online are Chronically Ambivalent: How Internet Language Distances Us from Sincerity (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

Naomi Kline explores the many effects of irony-posting.

Swelling Chests and Shameless Sex: Love Lies Bleeding and Evoking Cronenberg (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

Ariana Martinez views Rose Glass’ new Kristen Stewart-starring movie through the lens of the films of one of the director’s major influences, David Cronenberg.

Monica Lewinsky, the Office Siren Trend, and the Salience of Women’s Workwear (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

Arabella Peterson examines this distinctly 90s trend, and the Monica Lewinsky renaissance.

“I felt romantic towards her as I do towards all my friends”: Dreamgirl Chapter 3 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

And finally, we have the third instalment of our fiction periodical by Emma Forrest, Dreamgirl.

See you next week,

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3