“Paltrow performed a kind of jiu-jitsu move”
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This Week
💦 someone whose kink is being obscenely rich
💦 the first European was a bottom
💦 KSI, Joe Rogan, 50 Cent and The Rock
Events
Some of you are winding down for Christmas, and it shows. We present you a short list of events for these festive times. Enjoy the slower pace with readings, screenings and shopping(s) this week!
🧊 7 Dec | 6:30pm | Night of Readings, South Parade [Farringdon]
🧊 8-9 Dec | Winter Zine Fair, South London Gallery [Peckham Rye]
🧊 8-10 Dec | SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA, ICA [Charing Cross]
🧊 8-10 Dec | The Pop Up, Studio 6, 154 Hackney Road [Hoxton]
Hot Links
🍆 “vaginas don’t need steaming… no one needs to know their latex farmer” - Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s life actually a very elaborate piece of performance art? Maybe. When you think about it, it does kinda make sense… a “deliberate promotion of the afactual,” and an “abusive involvement of the audience,” a seemingly total lack of awareness of her own absurdity. Can’t wait to see her at Performa ’25…
🕴️ “The Duke of Mantua is a handsome man in a cape and tight trousers” - Way back in 2018, when one little spittle member was an intern at a blue chip gallery, they let slip to a gallery assistant that they had never been to the opera. The Gallery Assistant was aghast, “You’ve never been to the opera?!?!” Said spittle member has often quoted this interaction when trying to articulate the weird little idiosyncrasies of working in an industry which is awash with wealth, class signalling, and culture, darling. We were relieved to read that the White Pube had also not been to the opera, until last week, and reading their review has made us really really want to go, actually!!
🧠 “You’re a party girl with brains” - Are you already thinking about how to capitalise on your income in 2024? Can’t decide which side hustle will increase your clout along with your net-worth? Tired of girlboss-gaslight-gatekeeping the same stuff as everyone else? Fear not, the Face have put together a comprehensive list of celebrity side-hustles for your perusal.
🧟♀️ “I’m obsessed with people who are obsessed with things” - Amsterdam based artist Levi van Gelder joins the Multifemale mega mix podcast - discussing the inimitable Trisha Paytas, prehistoric it girls and how fan-fic can help form the self.
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In James Bridle’s New Dark Age he discusses the phenomena of algorithmically generated clothing - t-shirts bearing slogans mined from the depths of twitter - often resulting in items which are obscene, weird and nonsensical. We can’t prove that these tees bearing Russel Tovey’s were dreamt up in a server farm somewhere, but they do share some aesthetic similarities. We can’t wait to wear these at the next live recording of the Talk Art podcast!!!
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