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- 2 weeks ago1h 13m
Ep. 171: The Ballad of Nimrod Workman | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the coiffed Californian camp of Ryan Murphy’s The Shards, KATSEYE’s continued reign as the queens of sensory overload brainrot pop, and a new cast of nominatively absurd figures including Igby Rigney, Stella Lefty, Chanty Beluga, and Nimrod Workman. We also ponder Ella Langley as the new poster girl of American alt-lite, and we consider the uncomfortable indignity of life after fleeting virality as illustrated by Jools Lebron and the Love Island USA cast. Perhaps most importantly, we pause to mourn the loss of American Founding Mother and universal aphorist Dolly Parton :( Links: Dolly Parton and her parents sing “In the Pines” (1976)“Evening Shade” by Dolly PartonDolly Parton last health update vide on InstagramTikTok #searchfordolly audition videos (exhibit A, exhibit B)“How ‘The Shards’ Blew Up at HBO — and Ended Up in Ryan Murphy’s Hands” by Benjamin Svetkey in The Hollywood ReporterKaia Gerber and Homer Gere shot by Steven Meisel for Vogue September 2026 Cover Story Kaia Gerber prompts BBL accusations in Alaïa F/W 2026Kaia Gerber says she had an exorcism performed on her with a didgeridooNymphet Alumni Ep. 6: The Milf-ification of Billie Eilish (Emergency Roundtable)First look of Billie Eilish as Esther Greenwood on the set of The Bell Jar dir. Sarah PolleyHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Official Teaser from HBO Max“Happee Birthdae Harry” merch in the Harry Potter Japan StorePoppi x RushTok x Love Island USA (exhibit A, exhibit B)Jools Lebron original GoFundMe video and her Jeffree Star readKATSEYE (캣츠아이) – “Hootie Frutti” (Official Music Video)KATSEYE choreographer Grant Gilmore on TikTokGUI GUI on InstagramElla Langley –“Be Her” (Official Music Video)Ella Langley’s Shiner beer collab party trick<a target="_
- 3 weeks ago1h 12m
Ep. 170: Loner Girl [UNLOCKED]
Hi Nymphies — as summer comes to an end, we’re unlocking an all-time fan favorite: the Loner Girl episode. We hope the Loner Girl, with her layered knits and rich inner world, is a source of back-to-school inspiration as we head into fall. In this episode, we reflect on what we call the Loner Girl aesthetic, an eccentric style epitomized by the vulnerable yet spunky YA protagonistas of decades past, best accessorized with a messenger bag, sneaker flats, and a starry-eyed disposition. We reinvigorate the teen traumacore literary canon, including the works of John Green and Ellen Hopkins, and discuss its associated social phenomena, mental health themes, and expression through personal style. We also take stock of Manic Pixie Dream Girl discourse and discuss early-career Marc Jacobs, “Banal Eccentricity” at Prada, the forgotten appeal of eggplant purple, and our own personal thirteenth reasons ...Links:Image boardThirteen Reasons Why book cover stylingRelated aesthetics on CARI: Hipness Purgatory, Corporate GrungeWhen Miuccia Prada Invented Ugly Chic – NSS Mag (Prada S/S 1996)Marc Jacobs Fall 2005 RTWYour Fave is Problematic: John GreenThe Teen Whisperer (John Green 2014 New Yorker profile)Why John Green Likes Writing for Teenagers (2019 NYT interview)John Green and his Manic Pixie Dream Girls – LA Review of Books Mori-kei – Japanese Fashion Wiki This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
- Aug 19, 20261h 35m
Ep. 169: Giallobrutalism w/ Ella Dorn
This week, Alexi is joined by music critic and columnist Ella Dorn to unpack her viral essay declaring Giallobrutalism as the defining visual language of mid-2020s pop, informed by the stylish delirium of Italian giallo cinema and a pervasive unease about surveillance and stardom. We discuss the aesthetic’s formal signatures—cool temperatures, split diopters, painterly tableaux, and more— as well as the rise of early-onset popstar histrionics, the existential glamour of centripetal girls in centrifugal settings, and the decade’s watershed fashion moments so far, from Miu Miu micro-minis to Sandy Liang mega-bows. We also challenge the default Y2K reading of modern pop aesthetics, arguing for a closer look at their 20th-century antecedents, and reflect on our shared past as stans of doomed K-pop girl groups. Links:“‘Giallobrutalism,’ or why everything looks like that” by Ella Dorn on Fairyland!Ella Dorn on TwitterFairyland! on InstagramK-Pop Music Video Analysis w/ Alexi One on Top of the Other (1969) dir. Lucio FulciA Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) dir. Lucio Fulci“Music, Fashion, Film is Charli xcx at her subversive best” by Ella Dorn in The New StatesmanBalenciaga F/W 2024Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity by Edward Dimendberg“The realities of being a pop star” by Charli xcx on charli’s substackEp. 162: Crayola CasualEp. 102: Just Dance w/ Lexee SmithNicole Kidman wearing Miu Miu S/S 2022 for Vanity Fair’s 2022 Hollywood Issue coverSandy Liang S/S 2024Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting by Sianne Ngai“In Defense of the Leopard Print Midi Skirt” in Paper magazine (the original @leopardmidiskirt Instagram account is GONE omg)
- Aug 5, 20261h 12m
Ep. 167: Situational Awareness | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the questionable decisions behind the scenes of the Possession remake, the historical accuracy cottage industry reactivated by the release of The Odyssey, the latest in infidelity surveillance via Jay Guapo, and new releases from Adela, Tyla, and KATSEYE. We also highlight a recent cornucopia of Euroweird excellence from the Depardieu family’s blissful film festival outing to the fabulous brainrot opera debut of Beata Mona-Lisa, Greta Thunberg’s perplexingly buxom sister— plus we react to fashion announcements including Marine Serre’s bankruptcy and the upcoming John Galliano–themed Met Gala.Links: Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner on the set of the Possession remake in New JerseyJulie Depardieu and Philippe Katerine pose with their 2 sons Billy and Alfred at the Monte Carlo Television Festival (Alexi’s viral QRT)Billy Blanchard at Jean-Paul Gaultier F/W 2026 Couture via Lyas“EXCLUSIVE: Marine Serre Seeks Investor Amid Financial Restructuring” in WWDThe Met Announces the Spring 2027 Costume Institute Exhibition, John Galliano: Horizons“John Galliano Returns to Fashion Via a Creative Partnership with Zara” in Vogue“An Uncomplicated Man” (review of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey) by Emily Wilson in The London Review of BooksMillie Bobby Brown responds to bad wig accusations on BBC Radio 1@chthonicthorn on TikTok (Hellenistic practicioner?) “Greta Thunberg’s Sister Beata Mona-Lisa Does the Splits” by Billy Parker in InterviewBeata Mona-Lisa on InstagramPianist Yuja WangNymphet Alumni Ep. 114: Grisch“The Folk Singer Linda Perhacs Is Found and Is Safe, Authorities Confirm” in The New York TimesTyla - “THAT GIRL” (Official Music Video)Nymphet Alumni Ep. 147: Cherry Emoji Dark Feminine<a target="_blank" h
- Jul 31, 20261h 17m
Ep. 166: Feng Shgay w/ Ben Mora
In this episode, the ladies welcome America’s favorite game show host Ben Mora for a survey of the interior design landscape among Millennials and Gen Z. They discuss how bedroom stratigraphy reveals the history of interior design fads, the never-ending influence of the long ‘90s, the tyranny of mid-century modern, blackout curtain pleasure caves, Pinterest boards, the housing crisis, various gay predispositions, and more! Interior MotivesSeeking Derangements Ben’s profile in New York magazine!!Printed out Pinterest Moodboard TikToks$4,300 in missing rugs, online shame, 7 hours in NYPD custody: A stooping storySamantha Wynn Greenstone (girl who married a gay guy and had a baby)BBL Arab Gays Tasteslop by Nemesis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
- Jul 9, 20261h 3m
Ep. 164: My Forehead Isn't Ready | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we go deep on Sombr’s ED summer track “My Body Isn’t Ready,” make the case for Obsession star Inde Navarette as this generation’s Dead Wife Montage Stacy, and extol Erling Haaland’s universal Homo Erectus charm. We also assess Olivia Rodrigo’s and Gracie Abrams’ claims to girl-loserdom and the influence of children’s literature on men’s fashion week.Links:sombr - My Body Isn’t Ready (official video)James Blunt - You’re Beautiful (official video)James Blunt’s 13 most savage tweetsOlivia Rodrigo - honeybeeOlivia Rodrigo addresses the “baby boy, honeybee” allegationsOlivia Rodrigo - the cure (official video)Gracie Abrams - Look at My Life (official video)Gracie Abrams - Daughter From Hell album artGrace Abrams - The Secret of Us album artDior Men’s Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear CollectionCeline Men’s Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear CollectionPrada Men’s Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear CollectionWorldpeace DMT - Love Yourself (official video) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
- Jul 2, 202648 min
Ep. 163: The Man and The Mirror
In this solo minisode, Sam enters the wilderness of mirrors to unpack Michael Jackson: child star, King of Pop, fairy-tale monster, walking logo, and one of the strangest cultural phenomena of the 20th century. Using Margo Jefferson, Wendy Lesser, Mark Fisher, Foucault, Bakhtin, Peter Pan, The Little Prince, Shirley Temple, Diana Ross, Elizabeth Taylor, Bob Fosse, P.T. Barnum, Neverland Ranch, pork pie hats, patent leather shoes, and white spats, Sam pursues Michael as a figure of inversion: the child who was an adult, the adult who became a child, the Black man who became white, the man who became a woman, the innocent who became the guilty. Along the way, she considers the glamour and horror of child stardom, the maternal diva archive, the carnivalesque body, the freakshow of Wacko Jacko, and why Michael’s legacy remains endlessly unresolved.Stargirl’s 100th episode, we love you Emma On Michael Jackson by Margo JeffersonOn Michael Jackson, with Shannon Taggart by Weird StudiesThe Resistible Demise of Michael Jackson, edited by Mark FisherHis Other Half: Men Looking at Women Through Art by Wendy LesserMoonwalk: A Memoir by Michael JacksonThe Autobiography of PT Barnum by PT BarnumRabelais and His World by Mikhail Bakhtinr/LeavingNeverlandHBOMy Family, The Jacksons by Katherine JacksonMichael Jackson’s Interview in Gold Girl Magazine, 2002Michael Jackson - Thriller (Original)Who’s Loving You - The Jackson 5 on The Ed Sullivan ShowInterview with Suzanne de Passe, Motown Costume DesignerHuman Nature, Wembley ‘88 - Michael JacksonMichael Jackson’s This Is ItSylvester Stallone on Michael JacksonBob Fosse, The Little Prince, and Michael JacksonThe Little PrinceMJ Productions’s Letter to The Little PrinceMarianne Williamson officiates Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding to Larry FortenskyElizabeth Taylor surprises Michael Jackson with an elephantAbnor
- Jun 24, 20261h 30m
Ep. 162: Crayola Casual
In this episode, we kick off the summer by denominating a colorful attitude toward dress manifesting bicoastally. Epitomized by brands like Emily Dawn Long, Brooke Callahan, and Cleo Camp, Crayola Casual is the funky counterpart to freaky minimalism— accessory agnostic, anti-synthetic, built around hot saturated colors and the art of the easy-on easy-off. We review this aesthetic’s historical antecedents, from fluid disco formalwear of the 70s (Halston, Stephen Burrows) to globalist chic sportswear of the 80s (Esprit, United Colors of Benetton). We also discuss Downtown New York’s Maryam Nassir Zadeh as the missing link, classics of rainbow urbanism including Sesame Street and the Vignelli Subway Map, our predictions for an aerobics renaissance, and the creative exuberance of a season of parades, pop-ups, and pennants.Links: Image boardCleo CampBrooke CallahanEmily Dawn LongRummage Stretch“Vintage Sportswear Will Crush Your Alo Yoga Sets” by Liana Satenstein for NeverwornsAllegra Samsen on InstagramVentriloquist Sophie Becker for Paloma Wool“The Accidental Trendsetter” by Emilia Petrarca in The New York Times (Emily Dawn Long profile)“The Sisterhood of the Unraveling Pants” by Sarah Shapiro in Puck (on the rise of the easy pant)“The Sexy Sincerity of Maryam Nassir Zadeh” by Rachel Tashjian in Harper’s Bazaar“How Does Maryam Nassir Zadeh Stay in Business?” by Madeline Leung Coleman in The Cut“1970–1979” from FIT’s Fashion History Timeline“A 1970s Fashion History Lesson: Disco, Designer Denim, and the Liberated Woman” by Lilah Ramzi in Vogue“The Halstonettes” by The Museum at FIT from the 2015 exhibit Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s“Stephen Burrows, the CFDA’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Winner, in the Words of 7 of His Closest Collaborators” by Laird Borrelli-Persson in Vogue“The Radical History of Sesame Street” by Figgy Guyver in Frieze<a target="_blank
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