About this episode
The episode discusses various cultural topics including the return of Euphoria, Michael Jackson's legacy, and recent fashion trends.
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the less-than-triumphant return of Euphoria and Sam Levinson’s pivot to everythingsplotation Western, Michael Jackson’s new hagiography and the grotesque legacy that transcends it, and recent fashioncore highlights from the literalism of the Met Gala to the nostalgia of The Devil Wears Prada 2 . We also discuss the Substack truth nuke that rocked the indie music scene, Olivia Rodrigo’s coquette comeback, The Drama ’s fresh take on the tribulations of female adolescence, and more. Links: Suga Free the Pimp on Instagram Pimp: The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim “Why Is Everything So Ugly?” in Issue 44 of n+1 “Fashion Is Not Art (And That’s OK)” by Valerie Steele in Someone Else “See Every Look from the Met Gala 2026 Red Carpet” in Vogue Hudson Williams MUA Aika Flores Pinterest board leak Hudson Williams heading home at 7am following the Met Gala after party “Abnormals, Freaks, and Michael Jackson: Foucault, Baldwin, and the Truth of the Grotesque” by Brad Elliott Stone “Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood (Here Be Dragons)” by James Baldwin, originally published in Playboy , January 1985 Rabelais and His World by Mikhail Bakhtin…
Topics covered
- Euphoria
- Michael Jackson
- fashion
- indie music
- female adolescence
- pop culture
Keywords
- Euphoria
- Michael Jackson
- Met Gala
- Olivia Rodrigo
- indie music
- fashion
- female adolescence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: n+1, Vogue
Books & works: Pimp: The Story of My Life, Rabelais and His World, Telephone Stories: The Trials of Michael Jackson, Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood (Here Be Dragons), On Michael Jackson, Fashion Is Not Art (And That’s OK)
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