In today's episode, Mina discusses the items on her personal Christmas wishlist, the Met Costume Institute’s new exhibit "Women Dressing Women," her thoughts on the new Balenciaga show, the lack of "third places" in the U.S. and, in the same vein, the overpriced oat milk lattes that are RUINING community, also: children being worse than ever before?, Emma Chamberlain "discourse," and the potential return of big dairy.

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Reading List:

Third Places TikTok video

kids can't read and it's YOUR FAULT by Kyle Fitzpatrick

The 2023 Gen Z Gift Guide, According to TikTok by Casey Lewis (paywalled)

Got Milk? Not This Generation. by Kim Severson

US retail sales of oat milk decline in latest quarter after years of explosive growth by Elaine Watson

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MILK SHAME, THE BANE OF DAIRY-LOVING ADULTS EVERYWHERE by Andy Kryza

Whole Milk Mounts Its Triumphant Comeback by Emily Sundberg

THE CRIMES BEHIND THE SEAFOOD YOU EAT by Ian Urbina

In this episode, Mina starts off by talking about NYC party etiquette, but then delves into the topic of MOVIES – a topic she's been barred from speaking about... until now. Let's discuss Priscilla (2023), how it compares to Elvis (2022), and most importantly... Jacob Elordi vs. Austin Butler's portrayals. Also: tangents on Alfred Hitchcock, Jacob Elordi/Kissing Booth drama, David Fincher's The Killer (2023), and the importance of Letterboxd reviews (they are NOT annoying!!)

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READING LIST

Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock by Francois Truffaut

Scriptwriting from soup to nuts. Swicord, Robin.  Sight and Sound; London Vol. 7, Iss. 11, (Nov 1997): 28-30,3.

How Jacob Elordi Became The New King

Consensus Empire: Empowering the Spectator through Letterboxd Reviews

Not Another Lonely Assassin Movie

Mina serves some of her Booktok hot takes, opinions on anti-intellectualism, the rise of literary it girls/writer influencers, her first-hand experience risking her life with mercury poisoning, and the history of depression era food (white american food is bland because of PROHIBITION?) (loading her food history commentator phase...)

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READING LIST

How can I donate hair / fur / fleece? | MatterofTrust.org 

Are We Losing the Ability to Read Books? - Scott H Young 

Skimming, scanning, scrolling — the age of deep reading is over 

Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound

 THE MAKINGS OF A LITERARY IT GIRL

Consumer Expenditures in the New York Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 : Northeast Information Office 

The Great Depression diet: 4 ways our eating habits have changed since the 1930s

Creamed, Canned And Frozen: How The Great Depression Revamped U.S. Diets

Why Hunting Down 'Authentic Ethnic Food' Is A Loaded Proposition

HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE CANNING OF. FISHERY PRODUCTS 

In today's episode, Mina talks about how to launder your clothes, the ethics of wearing clothing made of human hair and also eating your friend's leg, urbanites cosplaying as farm girls (guilty), and the history of the dude ranch industry.

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READING LIST

How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate 

Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes by Andrew Brooks

Studio Zsofia Kollar — Human Material Loop

Victorian Hair Jewelry | Rosenberg Library Museum

Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore | The New Yorker

TW: there are photos of the leg This Guy Served His Friends Tacos Made from His Own Amputated Leg

Foraging Classes, Wellness Yurts, and the Agritourism Fantasy 

Romancing the West: Dude Ranching in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org

The History of Dude Ranches

How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate

The strange history of the dude and the American West | Aeon Essays

In today's episode, Mina embraces Meg Ryan Fall™, asks the question "do the rats run this city?" (yes they do), her algorithm-induced David Byrne fixation, why review systems are no good (especially Rotten Tomatoes), what it means to be a "content creator" (barf?????), and online friendship etiquette.

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Reading/sources list:

New York's Rats Have Already Won - The Atlantic

The Mongolia cashmere quote I mentioned is actually from this New Yorker article from 1999: The Crisis in Cashmere | The New Yorker 

Talking Heads on the Return of ‘Stop Making Sense’ - The New York Times

The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes  

Emma Thompson Is Right: The Word ‘Content’ Is Rude - The New York Times

The New Rules Of Friendship Online

Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control - The Atlantic

Milk Experiment    

Re: Google search engine results, the Wired article I read and got information from has been taken down since recording: A Note From WIRED Leadership 

Here’s another article regarding Google interference - not sure if they do exactly what Wired first reported on, but still sounds bad whatever they’re doing: How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results - WSJ 

Also... PR girls, the Idaho cottagecore fantasy, Victorian book censorship, and fake alien abductions.

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Mina's list:

What Amanda Seyfried Can't Live Without

The Dostoevsky Dash: The Reasons for Dashed Out Information in Literature

Kurtis Conner: Stop Filming Strangers

Abby Cox: We Need to Talk about TikTok's Obsession with Face Reading and its Dark History 

Nose form was shaped by climate

Orange Ya Glad You Didn't Buy That Vitamin C Mask? 

Mina discusses her experience at New York Fashion Week. Also: why we all get upset about influencer attendance, the Kylie Jenner/Timothee Chalamet relationship, the hustle of working corporate in the industry, and how she gets a seat at a fashion show.

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Vogue Business' Debunking the Dream Series

Debunking the dream: Is working in fashion going out of style?

Debunking the dream: Is fashion’s lifestyle sustainable for employees?

Debunking the dream: Can fashion cool its burnout culture?

Debunking the dream: Who is allowed to succeed in fashion?

Mina discusses some major updates for Patreon, Youtube, and the High Brow pod. Also: Hozier, Renaissance Faire turkey legs, the fashion influencer economy, the Real Housewives of New York City, whatever happened to Jeffrey Campbell, and “the commodification of taste.”

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Rachel's article:  

Whatever happened to having taste?

Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture by Rachel Rubin

An ad for the 1963 Ren Faire

Who Jane Read, Who Read Jane: Austen's Readers and Favorite Books

The director's cut version of Mina's the circus of celebrity house tours video. In this extended version, she discusses the modern farmhouse hgtv agenda, landlord-core, and celebrity property feuds, spurred on by your answers to the question "what is the ugliest interior design trend?"

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Sources

Residence of MR. And MRS. MICKEY ROONEY — Beverly Hills, California | Architectural Digest | SEPTEMBER 1964

A Tour of the White House

Mary Ann Watson (1988). The Presidency in a Bicentennial and Quadrennial Election Year || A Tour of the White House: Mystique and Tradition. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 18(1), 91–99. doi:10.2307/27550536 

Kryczka, Anna (2014). Television and taste on the New Frontier: ‘A Tour Of The White House With Mrs. John F. Kennedy’. History and Technology, 30(1-2), 123–132. doi:10.1080/07341512.2014.934061

03 Apr 1963 - MONACO...with Princess Crace as guide - Trove

A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy

Things You Didn’t Know About "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Influential Reality TV | TIME

The Unshakable Allure of the Celebrity House Tour

Robin Leach's 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' paved the way for 'MTV Cribs' and the Kardashians - The Washington Post

How Russia's Shared Kitchens Helped Shape Soviet Politics : The Salt : NPR

Stargazing: Celebrity, Fame, and Social Interaction By Kerry O. Ferris, Scott R. Harris

Greta Garbo: Hollywood's Most Mysterious Star - Variety

The Streisand Effect: When censorship backfires - BBC News

Cribs turns 20! We look back at the MTV series' most ridiculous homes

20 Most Ridiculous Things Seen On MTV Cribs

Inside Grey Gardens With Gail Sheehy -- New York Magazine - Nymag

The tragedy of Grey Gardens: was the landmark documentary actually an exploitation movie?

Grey Gardens Original Documentary Trailer

We Need to Talk About David Harbour and Lily Allen's Bathroom

Inside RuPaul’s Dramatically Glamorous Beverly Hills Manse | Architectural Digest

WATCH: Bretman Rock House, Beauty Room + Closet Storage Tour

The story of the shopping mall in Barbara Streisand's house

Merchandizing the Void - Dilettante Army

The Modern Farmhouse Is Today’s McMansion. And It’s Here to Stay. - The New York Times

Modern Farmhouse: The Style That’s Not Real, But Really Popular

Same House, New Costume

What Is It Like to Be a Late-Night Talk Show Guest?

A brief history of the many lies celebrities told on MTV Cribs

Redman: MTV Tried to Get Me to Rent a House for "Cribs"

EP#7: Redman's Legendary New York Yard | MTV Cribs Collections

Redman Shares All of the Hilarious Details Behind the Funniest Episode of ‘MTV Cribs’ Ever | Cracked.com

Two Truths & A Lime: Pulling Apart Dakota Johnson's Glorious Web Of Lies

Why does the internet love tree law so much?

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page & Robbie Williams End Mansion Feud

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Silence is golden for Robbie Williams as he employs builders using '19th century hand-tools' to keep noise down during renovation after row with neighbour Jimmy Page over impact of work

A nun begged Katy Perry not to buy her convent — then collapsed and died - The Washington Post 

Inside the Katy Perry Convent That Sparked a Real Estate War: Never-Before-Seen Photos

Katy Perry Is Finding Herself in Another Complicated Legal Battle Over Real Estate

Written by Mina Le and Ella Gray

Edited by Sophie Carter

Music by Olivia Martinez

Cover Art by Lindsay Mintz

Mina talks about the Depop styling bundle grind, whether or not they're a viable purchase, and how to choose between the many personal shoppers out there. Also: Erewhon "Hailey Bieber" smoothie review, Goodwill bins trauma, changes in Asian factory labor and what that means for the rest of the world, the ethics of doxxing Selena Gomez haters, and why we're all tired of the "hot take."

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READING LIST:

Gen Z loves clothing hauls and hates landfills. Enter the style bundle - The Washington Post

The Era of Ultracheap Stuff Is Under Threat - WSJ

"Opinion Fatigue" Is Setting In For Twitter, TikTok, & Instagram Creators

What Did People Do Before Smartphones?

Edited by Sophie Carter

Music by Olivia Martinez

Cover art by Lindsay Mintz