In this week's episode, we examine a specific brand of dark femininity that feels like a vestige of 2016, embodied through dramatic imagery of luxury accessories, cartoon vixens, and predatory wildlife, and expressed through a paradoxical strain of man-hating male centrism.
the love witch literally tries to use her powers to make men fall in love with her in this really cold formulaic way, but every time their obsession with her causes them to die tragically. it's so silly and campy but also anna biller is married to robert greene so maybe it's real for her idk ...
love the lana del rey + chicano batman etc thread u guys brought up bc (at least in the latino iteration) i feel like it explains how the identity is a result of not moving on from this early-mid 2010s mildly alternative subculture (+++ loving the back to back pulga references in the eps!)
The Lisa refs are on the MONEY!
I'm reading Julia Ioffe's book MOTHERLAND: A Feminist History of Modern Russia and I think y'all would also enjoy it based on this episode.
Keep up the great work. Congrats on the iHeartPodcast nomination!!!
the love witch literally tries to use her powers to make men fall in love with her in this really cold formulaic way, but every time their obsession with her causes them to die tragically. it's so silly and campy but also anna biller is married to robert greene so maybe it's real for her idk ...
I LOVED THIS EPISODE SO MUCH,WRITING A PIECE RELATED TO IT!
I'M SAT (estoy sentada)
love the lana del rey + chicano batman etc thread u guys brought up bc (at least in the latino iteration) i feel like it explains how the identity is a result of not moving on from this early-mid 2010s mildly alternative subculture (+++ loving the back to back pulga references in the eps!)
Maddie Season 3 -> Anora. Baddie hopeless romantic
Loved this episode! Quite thorough and on the money