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- 6 days ago1h 16m
Ep. 177: New Sincerity 2
This week, we’re picking up the thread of New Sincerity— the cultural disposition that championed earnest emotion over irony and cynicism— and declaring its second wave, signaled by mumblecore documentarians, grassroots anti-algorithm micro-platforms, and transcendent, truth-seeking young rockers. Beginning with Austin’s New Sincerity underground scene in the early 1980s, we move through Daniel Johnston’s McDonald’s tape recordings, David Foster Wallace’s anti-irony manifesto, the tender emo of the early 2000s, and the hyperpop/electroclash interregnum before arriving at the present-day convergence of Geese, Chanel Beads, laptop twee, Perfectly Imperfect, Zohran’s New York, and so on. We also discuss the uncanny historical parallels between Conor Oberst and Cameron Winter, the anti-fashion uniform of dirty jackets and unbrushed hair, and the civic reasons why Ridgewood is possibly the epicenter of this aesthetic climate.Links: “John Wilson on Anxiety, Ridgewood, and Rent” in InterviewThe History of Concrete viral Letterboxd review discoursePerfectly Imperfect on Instagram / PI.FYIsilknode on Instagram / silk.cxfriends& on Substack, laptop_twee playlist by friends& on Spotifyerrands.show on Instagram“‘Errands’ Should Be the Most Boring Show on the Internet” by Alex Vadukul in The New York TimesZohran Mamdani on Errands / Zohran Mamdani on Perfectly Imperfect“People Are Discovering NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Rap Past” by Andre Gee in Rolling Stone15-year-old Zohran Mamdani defending his mother Mira Nair on film message boards“The Zeitgeist of 1985, Pt. 1” by Michael Corcoran on Substack“The New Sincerity” by Michael Corcoran in Spin (1986)“E. Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction” by David Foster Wallace in The Review of Contemporary Fiction“Mr. Sincerity Tries a New Trick” by Kelefa Sanneh in The New York Times“Is Cameron Winter Serious?” by Lindsay Zoladz in The New York Times“Toward a Working Theory of the Nu-Hipster” by Eli Schoop in <a tar
- 2 weeks ago1h 21m
Ep. 176: Chrome Hearts Run Free w/ Ezra Marcus
This week, Sam is joined by Ezra Marcus, New York magazine writer and trusted male correspondent from the entrepreneurial underworld, for a discussion about the shadow economy, the crisis of masculinity, and his latest article on the lit world of Chrome Hearts resale. They chat Chrome Hearts millionaires, OnlyFans empires, middle school day traders, Gen Z’s search for moral order, NeeDoh playground economics, the lost spirit of rap music, and more!Links:The Chrome Hearts Hustle by Ezra Marcus, The CutThe Porn Addicts Who Tried to Rescue the Camgirls by Ezra Marcus, The CutHow Everything Became Gambling by Max Read, The New York Times MagazineAndrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse by Heidi Blake, The New YorkerPimp: Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim 764Yung Lean on Subway TakesThe New TikTok Aesthetic is ‘Ball Hog’ by Samuel Hine, The CutChrome Hearts Tags by Lil Uzi VertRogue GarmsKids day trading on the school bus, TikTok6th graders networking on LinkedIn, TikTok 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
- 3 weeks ago1h 17m
Ep. 175: Bomboclaats and Technocrats | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the abhorrent kayfabe of Drake’s new “goth GF” courtship, the steamy, naturalistic Ryan McGinley portfolio that kicked off New York’s inaugural men’s style issue, and the incoming wave of dark technocrat dramas— Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything— and the risks of filmmakers drawing the map over the territory. We also get into Taylor Swift’s perplexingly jolly ode to getting picked and how the viral Western Mass lesbian bar discourse echoes three centuries of New England Puritan covenant culture.Links: 20 WOMEN VS DRAKE | 20 V 1Lin Lamar aka Pinkchyu on Instagram“Perky Goth” on TVTropes.com“We Can Tell You Have Low Social Power” by Breanna on Labyrinth of Art via Substack“Sombr’s ‘Sex’ Belt Was His Idea” by Eileen Cartter in GQ2hollis - Sex (Music Video) “Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex’s ‘Undoing’?” by Cheyenne Roundtree in Rolling StoneNymphet Alumni Ep. 86: Deadheads and Dark Hippie-ism“The Boys in the Baths” by Ryan McGinley for New York’s Men’s Style issue“The Chrome Hearts Hustle” by Ezra Marcus for The Cut“The Robert Pattinson and Skyler Gisondo Interview” by Slushy Noobz on YouTubeThe Social Reckoning dir. Aaron Sorkin (Trailer)Artificial dir. Luca Guadanigno (Trailer)You Can See Everything dir. Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim (Trailer)Lost Weekend by Phoebe BridgersAI-generated steel coil safety song“I’m a Swiftie and even I think these new songs are terrible” by Poppie Platt in The Telegraph300SkullsAndCounting & Jenny Sparks - The Ballad of St. Nick’s Park (Music Video)Chiddy Bang - Opposite Of Adults (Music Video)“Greenfield lesbian bar Last Ditch faces mask-rule backlash”
- Oct 1, 20261h 4m
Ep. 174: The 19th Century w/ Mandylion Press
This week, Biz is joined by Madeline Porsella and Mabel Capability Taylor of Mandylion Press to get to the bottom of what really happened in the 19th century… From Victorians’ obsession with clothing to why the bohemian weirdo authoresses of the 1800s were actually a bit basic. 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
- Sep 23, 20261h 17m
Ep. 173: Dictator’s Wife
In this episode, we examine the aesthetic of the Dictator’s Wife, a 20th century archetype of conspicuous luxury, scary elegance, and icy detachment. We catalog the aesthetic’s signatures, from exotic furs and bulletproof coiffs to monochrome coordination and maximalist millinery. We consider how rigidly controlled femininity functions as armor and propaganda and survey the historical canon: Imelda Marcos’s infamous wardrobe, Elena Ceaușescu’s ugly-chic vanity crashouts, Asma al-Assad’s Vogue-approved Euro minimalism, and more. We also relate these issues to America’s current political climate, including the “edifice complex” ravaging our nation’s capitol, Melania's beleaguered glam squad, and the gilded tyranny of Mar-a-Lago glamour. Links: Image boardCardi B dictator’s wife memeCardi B by Szilveszter Makó for Vogue ArabiaRama Duwaji by Szilveszter Makó for The Cut“Fashion Twitter is mad Daniel Roseberry Dressed a MAGA heiress.” by Louis Pisano on SubstackLouis Pisano’s “Couture & Corruption” series on TikTokLady Macbeth monologue from Act 1, Scene 5 of Macbeth“Shoes, furs and hypocrisy: Why we love to hate despots' wives” by Rebecca Seales in BBC NewsBond villain nationality masterlist“Womanliness as a Masquerade” by Joan Riviere “Women Behind the Throne” by Camille Paglia MAGA women research by Style Analytics on TikTokThe Kingmaker (2019) dir. Lauren GreenfieldGeneration Wealth by Lauren GreenfieldImelda (2003) dir. Ramona S. Diaz“5 Shopping Sprees So Wild, They Made History” by Maureen O’Connor in New YorkEva Peron Rainbow Tour of Europe cover story for TimeSanta Evita by Tomás Eloy Martínez“Behind Mugabe’s fall: Gucci Grace versus the Crocodile” by Norimitsu Onishi in The Sydney Morning Herald“The Vanity Cult of Elena Ceausescu – Hated W
- Sep 2, 20261h 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="_
- Aug 26, 20261h 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)
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