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Kinda Chic That Cool Girl Trends Are Ruining The Internet...

It's kinda chic to eat a sandwich. It's kinda chic to lean on a bollard. It's kinda chic to intellectualise an Instagram trend as a signifier of the end days.This week, hosts Ione and Gina talk about the growing need to be seen as cool across social media - spawning everything fr ...  Show more

The Girlification of Surveillance Culture

The OOTD has taken on a new look: A still snapped from the video your Amazon owned Ring doorbell. Or, if you're Kylie Jenner, a selfie taken on your Meta glasses after bossing around your assistants for an #ad on Instagram. Nadia Lee Cohen and Alex Consani are amongst the swathes ...  Show more

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