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This is a type of cultural commentary that often resonates with me Emily Segal who started K-hole trends and helped to start Deluge Books with one of my favorite authors hannah baer (trans girl suicide museum). The best tweet that captured it was "Honey a new Nemesis Global Report Dropped" my friend Adina Glickstein. You will be sure to leave thinking about how they have connected the dots for seemingly unrelated cultural and sociological currents.
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pop culture is so interesting to me .. and both are harmful? who has a substack about this . i know youre out there . anyways i recommend thinking
Feb 16, 2024
The article introduces “necromemetics” as the digital extension of necropolitics, showing how spectacles like perp walks and viral images (think parading Luigi Mangione in a jumsuit through new york) enact symbolic death to strip subjects of agency and reinforce sovereign power in online culture wars.
Jun 2, 2025
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This book is a MUST read. I’ve been reading a lot recently about the aesthetics of girlhood, girlishness, the colour pink & the symbolism behind it. Its informed a huge chunk of the identity behind my new album and also the exhibition I am co-curating at Somerset House (more news on that soon….!). Fun fact: if you didn’t know already this book taught me that Hello Kitty is actually a little girl, not a cat.
Sep 15, 2023
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This could be one of those rare things that – somehow – reminds you who you are, or who you used to be, those parts you thought were gone. (And trust me, there will be threads. So many threads.) I’ve learned, too, that there are whole stretches of life where you’ve been a stranger to yourself for so long that admitting it feels terrifying, insane even. But without that one thing to confess to, to get honest with – to untangle the mess of ordinary, maddening thoughts – you might never know what’s actually there, buried under the static.
Nov 14, 2024
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Taking your time to increase the quality of what you are doing will improve almost every activity or outcome.
Dec 26, 2023
I stumbled upon this relic in a nameless California town I forgot the name of, probably because thrift shops are like existential quicksand. It’s the perfect prop for those friend-argument moments, an almost absurd metaphor for dismantling our emotional walls between us. Plus, its sheer randomness guarantees everyone will question your sanity rather than the sentiment. 💯💯💯💯
Aug 3, 2024