Cat Cohen Clown, Animal Crossing and Weird Girl Core
Hey Dolls!
It’s Thursday which means our weekly roundup of incredible essays that have hit the site this week! We’ve got an interview and editorial with Funny Girl Cat Cohen and shoe-gaze music artist Wisp! Also, part of our lineup is a piece on our affinity for Vermin, Jemima Kirke as an Oracle, Anti-Capitalist Cosy Gaming and Weird Girls in Dinner in America (2002).
Let’s Dive In!
Catherine Cohen on Sabrina Carpenter, the Edinburgh Fringe, and playing Shepherd's Bush Empire (Opens in a new window)
Lauren O'Neill profiles comedian Cat Cohen, detailing her new stand-up special, 'Come for Me,' and her thoughts on Short n Sweet, among other delights.
Rats, Pigeons and Pests: What Does the Internet's Affinity for Vermin Mean? (Opens in a new window)
Arabella Peterson chronicles the meteoric rise of the 'rodent man' and how our newfound love for vermin could impact our perception of femininity.
How Jemima Kirke Became The Oracle For Chronically Online Girlies (Opens in a new window)
Lucy Fitzgerald pens the prophecy surrounding Jemima Kirke's title of Gen Z's Agony Aunt.
Wisp on 'Your Face', Silent Hill and Her Favourite Reddit Threads (Opens in a new window)
At All Points East, Gina Tonic interviews indie shoegaze artist 'Wisp', who reveals her fan's close involvement in conceiving her artist name.
Film Fatale: Dinner in America, Weird Girl Representation and Loser-Core (Opens in a new window)
Charlotte Landrum writes her monthly Film Fatale column on the Tiktokification of 2020's Dinner in America and the resurgence of weird girl representation in modern popular culture.
Cosy Gaming: Infantilising Or Anti-Capitalist? (Opens in a new window)
Eleanor Forrest examines the anti-capitalist sentiments surrounding casual gaming and how their relaxing elements could challenge hustle culture.
See you next week!
xoxoxox
The Polyester Team
