The Polyester Podcast
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Ever needed vindication in liking a Jojo Siwa song? Wanted to feel validated in hating Saltburn? Follow Polyester’s head hags Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic on their journey picking apart the internet’s obsessions - girlhood anyone? - through a pop culture informed feminist lens.
The Polyester Podcast has hosted guests like Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry and Priscilla costume designer Stacey Battat, has come to you live from the Tate and the Barbican, and delivers a new episode every Monday taking on that week’s discourse with the kind of cultural commentary that makes ya laugh over your matcha on your first commute of the week.
Hosted by Editor in Chief Ione Gamble with Senior Editor Gina Tonic. Edited by Olivia Graham. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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Polyester is a self published, intersectional feminist arts and culture publication aiming to bridge the gap of URL cyberfeminism with the IRL world.
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Baby Reindeer And How Social Media Has Made Sociopaths Of Us All
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Chappell Roan, Jojo Siwa And How Lesbians Took Over Pop Music
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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The Zoe App, Ozempic and Individualist Healthcare Won't Save You
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Terrible parties, self obsessed co-workers & the cinematic lie of a glamorous media career
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Sydney Sweeney's Boobs Are Not A Political Playground
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Forget Girlhood, These Are The Days Of TERFhood
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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How The People's Princess Toppled The It Girl
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The Internet Sucks Now: Why Gen Z and Alpha Suffer From Learned Helplessness
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Live: How Priscilla by Sofia Coppola Uses Clothing as a Form Of Power, With Stacey Battat
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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The Taylor Swift Tipping Point
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Why Are 10 Year Olds Engaging in Ten Step Skincare Routines? How The Cult Of Beauty Affects Us All
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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The Final Boss Of TikTok Aesthetics: Is Mob Wife Glamour A Psyop?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Have Stanley Cups Gone Too Far?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Poor Things: Feminist Fable or Just Another Misogynistic Movie?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Problem With The Memeification of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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The Definitive 2024 Ins And Outs List: Bows, Rich People Worship, Saying 2014 Is Back & More
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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We'll see you in the new year <3
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Why We Hate Saltburn: Classism, Depravity And Why Rich People So Often Make Bad Art
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Ugliness Of Power
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Are You Girl Pretty Or Boy Pretty? How TikTok Brought Back Y2K Self Loathing
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Who's Allowed To Criticise The Kardashians?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Live At the Barbican: How Feminism And Climate Change Are Irrevocably Linked
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Tristan's Apology Tour
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Why The Internet Hates 'This Is Not Your Mother's Mean Girls'
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Is Kim Copying Taylor Swift's PR Moves?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Selena Gomez, Amy Schumer, & The Problem With Celebrities Getting Political Online
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Is this Real Drama?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Why Do Women Love Being Redpilled?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Goal is Always to Expand
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Doja Cat & The Problem With People Pandering to Edgelord Celebrities
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Power Of Proximity
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Inclusivity in Fashion is a Charade & We're All Being Duped
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Kim Is Fictionalising Her PR Moves
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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TikTok Sleuths Are Making Gossip a Crime
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Postmodernism of The Kardashians
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Why Are We All Reclaiming Our Girlhood?
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Narratives Are Imploding In On Themselves
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Summer 2023 Recap: The Tabi Swindler, The Roman Empire, Timothée & Kylie, Barbie, Bottoms and more
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Strikes, American Horror Story and Season Four
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: There Is No Such Thing as an Original Thought When It Comes to the Kardashians
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Importance of Being Earnest
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Is it real or is it not real? Do they care or do they not care?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: How The Kardashians Have Always Been Modern Mythology
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Why Is Female Power Synonymous With Tragedy?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Is The Kim vs Kourtney Rivalry Really All About Mommy Issues?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Show Has More In Common With Succession Than You Think
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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A note from Ione
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: Memeing Through The Existential Dread
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: How Taylor Swift & Matty Healy Became The Worlds Most Controversial Couple
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Sisters That Won't Let Girlboss Culture Die
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Torture Of Being Perceived & Whether The 'Like Gap' Is Even Real
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May 29, 2023 |
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Dispatches From The Kardashian Simulacrum: The Girls Are (Fake) Fighting Again
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May 26, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: How The Writers Strike Will Shape The Future Of Culture
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May 22, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Are They An Industry Plant, Or Do You Just Hate Women?
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May 15, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: All Your Fave Magazines Are Closing, But Who Killed Digital Media?
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May 08, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: On Wednesdays We Dox Mean Girls On TikTok
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May 01, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Are Spoilers And Streaming Services Sucking All Enjoyment From Life?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Therapy Speak Is Ruining Our Friendships And Making Us Terrible People
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Confessions: What's The Difference Between Love & Craving Attention? Plus More Of Your Dilemmas Answered By Doechii
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Blokecore, The Legacy Of Ladettes, And Why We Should Be Worried About The Co-option Of Working Class Culture
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Confessions: Class Divides In Relationships, Inadequacy, & Hating Your Best Friends Partner - With Piri
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Farce Of #MeToo & Why Abuse Of Power Still Comes As No Surprise
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Confessions: Codependency, Oversharing Online, and How To Stop Being Shy - With Cat Burns
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: How Misogynists Are Using Infographics & Pseudoscience To Fuel Anti-Feminism
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club - Cloutbombing & The Need to Remain Culturally Relevant At Any Cost
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: How Ozempic Killed Body Positivity And Why We Need Gross Girls More Than Ever
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Are Sex Scenes In Film and Tv Immoral?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: TERFs Are Ruining Feminism
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is Deinfluencing Going to Save Us All? Or Is It Just Consumerism In Disguise?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Recession Core Is As Depressing As It Sounds
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is Lucky Girl Syndrome Real?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Why Can't We Leave Britney Alone? Because TikTok Correspondents Are Turning Us All Into Monstrous Tabloid Journalists
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is It Time To Retire The 'Sad Girls With Bad Boyfriends' Narrative?
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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The Sleepover Club: Why We're Sick Of 'In' And 'Out' Lists, And What They Say About Our Attitude To Micro-trends
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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From Buccal Fat To Goblin Mode: Analysing The Highs And Lows Of 2022
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Are AI Selfies & Digital Narcissism Going To Destroy Art As We Know It?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Balenciaga, Satanic Panic, And How The Left Falls For QAnon Conspiracies
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Has Marvel Killed The Movie Star, As Quentin Tarantino Believes? Or Are We Seeing A Return To The Old Hollywood System?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Keeping Up With The Kinky Crafts - Are We All Watching Fetish Content Without Realising?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Will The Rise Of Ugly Beauty Save Us All? Or Is It Another Capitalist Gimmick?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Death Of Nuance, Why Being 'Chronically Online' Gives You Brain Worms, And The Era of Anti-Intellectualism
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Return Of Skinniness & Why Body Types Are Still Treated As Trends
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Fall Of The Wife Guys
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Society Of The Spectacle And How Filming Strangers For Content Became Common Practise
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club - Digital Retrofuturism and the Influence of Internet Nostalgia on Fashion
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Death Of The Influencer
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: How The Media Have Spun The Cost Of Living Crisis Into Poverty Porn
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Representation Politics Again?
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: What The Don't Worry Darling Drama Says About Our Current Cultural Climate
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Toxic Masculinity Deep Dive Part 2 - From Incels to Alpha Males, is Masculinity More Dangerous Than Ever?
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Toxic Masculinity Deep Dive Part 1 - The Lasting Legacy Of 00's Bro Culture
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is BeReal ushering in a new era of authentic social media, or is it just as shallow as everything else?
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is Gen Z Finally Getting The On-Screen Representation It Deserves?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Why Do Nearly All Digital Assistants Have Women's Voices and Names?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Why Is Everyone Angry At Instagram (Again)?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: A Forensic Deep Dive Into The Ick
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is The Coquette Aesthetic Just Lolita Style In Gen Z Clothing?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: TikTok's Siren Gaze, Dark Femme Energy, Vabbing and The Rise Of Pick Me Behaviour Online
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Being 'Woman'd' - How Female Celebs Are Ousted For Nothing
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: How Catholic Chic Became Summers Biggest Trend
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is Inclusivity On Reality Shows Like Love Island Always Necessary?
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club Special: How Pleasure Depicts The Nuances Of Sex Work, With Director Ninja Thyberg
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Is TikTok Ruining The Music Industry?
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: DeuxMoi Is No Longer Anon - But Are Gossip Accounts Harmless Fun, Or Is Their Impact Far More Sinister?
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Does The Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp Trial Signal The End Of #MeToo?
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May 30, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Ione's Book, Poor Little Sick Girls, is here!
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May 23, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Cult Of Confidence Feminism
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May 16, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Instagram Is In It's Flop Era
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May 09, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Limits Of Lived Experiences - Should Marginalised People Be The Only Ones To Tell Their Stories?
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May 02, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: We Need To Talk About Nepotism Babies
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: How Social Media Aestheticised Loneliness
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Do We Have The Ability To Find Anything Funny Anymore?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Why Being A Hater Is So Much Fun
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Goblin Mode Captures The Mood Of The Moment
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: What Our Infatuation With Scammers Says About Us
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Obsessions: Mina Le On Old Hollywood Movies
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Why Can't We Quit Our Obsession With It Girls?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Chloe Cherry aka Euphoria’s Faye On Being TV's Most Lovable Bimbo (Should We All Be Bimbos? Part Two)
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: What The Hell Is A Vibe Shift?
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Should We All Be Bimbos? Part One
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Kardashian Kolloquium On Why We Can't Stop Keeping Up With The Kardashians
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Return Of The Trad Wife
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The 'Toxic' Femininity Deep Dive Part Two - The Emergence Of 'Dissociative Feminism'
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: The 'Toxic' Femininity Deep Dive Part One - Why We Love 'Evil' Women
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: Everything Gen Z Gets Wrong About Indie Sleaze
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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The Sleepover Club: We Need To Stop Normalising Things
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Obsessions: Why Amelia Dimoldenberg Loves The England Squad
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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The Sleepover Club: The Yassification Of The Internet
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Rest With Kieran Yates And Maggie Matić
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Creativity with Melanie Lehmann and Ben Pechey
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Community With Megane Mercury
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Shona McAndrew On Why She Loves TikTok
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Grace Miceli On The Unexpected Joy Of Going Grey
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May 23, 2021 |
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The Sleepover Club: Daniel Howell On The Changing Online World
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May 16, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Emma Dabiri On Why She's Always Loved Ghost Stories And Folklore
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May 09, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Val Garland On The Thrill Of A Car Boot Sale
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Eliza Clark On The Enduring Joy Of Drag Race
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Body With Honey Ross
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Worth With Sonya Barlow
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Space With India Ysabel
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Julia Jacklin On Why TV Talent Shows Should Be Left In The Past
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Julia Armfield On The Escapist Joy Of Shark Movies
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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The Sleepover Club: What Makes Good Advice? With Tavi Gevinson
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Bolu Babalola On What We Can Learn About Love From The Skin Deep
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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The Sleepover Club: How Motherhood Effects Creativity With Maisie Cousins
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Obsessions: Autumn de Wilde On What Being Obsessed Taught Her About Herself
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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The Skin You're In: End of Year Activism Special With Anshika Khullar and Plan international
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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The Sleepover Club Special: Girls in Film Featuring Anna Biller
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Arlo Parks On What The Beat Generation Taught Her
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Jamila Woods On How Journaling Keeps Her Grounded
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Introducing Our Next Chapter: The Polyester Dollhouse!
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Miranda July On The Importance Of Everyday Acting
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Normal With Amika George
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Power With Shelby Lorman aka @awardsforgoodboys
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Dorian Electra On The Complicated History Of The Fedora
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Reality With Maya Spencer-Berkeley
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Identity With Iv Fischer
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Beauty With Nyome Nicholas-Williams
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Story With Yomi Adegoke
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Charli Howard On How Pin-ups Help Her Love Herself
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Tommy Dorfman On The Queer Potential Of Tarot Reading
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Mae Muller On The Power Of Rihanna
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Ryan O'Connell On The Joy Of Swings
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Obsessions: Aluna on Tea
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Jun 28, 2020 |