Nymphet Alumni

Nymphet Alumni

Nymphet Alumni is a podcast dedicated to the study of fashion and culture. www.nymphetalumni.com

  1. Ep. 141: For Good and For Worse | Study Break

    NOV 26

    Ep. 141: For Good and For Worse | Study Break

    In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the return of press tour psychodrama surrounding Wicked: For Good, the concerning midwittery of the Met Gala’s recent theme announcement, DLlegations in the highest office of the nation, and profiles in infidelity and iMessage confessionalism featuring Olivia Nuzzi and Lily Allen. We also review Vanity Fair’s latest Hollywood issue while reflecting on the bygone golden age of Hollywood ensemble editorials, and we launch a counteroffensive against Sombr in his war on 25-year-olds. Links: Vanity Fair’s 2026 Hollywood Issue: “Let’s Hear It For the Boys” Twilight cast for Vanity Fair December 2008 “Hollywood’s Next Wave” in Vanity Fair August 2008 (feat. Kristen Stewart, Amanda Seyfried) “It’s Raining Teens” in Vanity Fair July 2003 Druski + Timothee Chalamet hold auditions for Coulda Been Records in Brooklyn Viral Sombr concert review on TikTok + Sombr’s response PyjamaMann (Johnson Wen) Anime cardboard cutouts kid (Tobyn Jacobs) Bob Army – Saturday Night Live sketch on YouTube Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Spring 2026 Press Release – “Costume Art” Ken Burns | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #615 “I Left My Home” US Army Cadence on TikTok Cassius Thundercock on KnowYourMeme Nicki Minaj speaks at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump administration “Postscript to an Open Marriage: On Lily Allen’s West End Girl” by Jean Garnett – The Paris Review “Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love” by Jacob Bernstein – The New York Times Ryan Lizza on Substack Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun Ice Spice - Big Guy (from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants) on YouTube This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

    1 hr
  2. Ep. 140: Scientifica

    NOV 19

    Ep. 140: Scientifica

    In this week’s episode, we develop a theory of Scientifica, a fashion aesthetic that borrows from the visual language of science, with influences ranging from Victorian taxonomy to Utopian Scholastic nostalgia to legacy science-fiction world-building. We examine recent manifestations of this impulse—runway shows that feel like scientific exhibitions or presentations, references to astronomical phenomena and archival display, and couture idealization of intellegentsia femininity—and question what it means when the fashion world aligns with objective inquiry and institutional knowledge in the face of epistemological crisis. Links: “The Universe According to Timothée” by Mattie Kahn, shot by Annie Leibovitz – Vogue (December 2025 cover story) Chanel Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear by Matthieu Blazy “The pioneering ‘great men’ of Victorian science were once attacked for being unmanly” by Heather Ellis – The Conversation “Victorian Egyptomania: How a 19th Century Fetish for Pharaohs Turned Seriously Spooky” – History Answers Utopian Scholastic – Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute “Understanding the Japanese Influences Behind Star Wars” by Ollie Barder – Forbes Overview of Pseudoarchaeology “The Complicating Role of the Private Sector in Space” by Victoria Samson – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists “Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle” by Natasha Singer – The New York Times College Board Research Brief on U.S. High School Students’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence “Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science” by William J. Broad – The New York Times Protecting Freedom of Science and Preventing Distortion of Scientific Truth: A Statement of Concern from the Catholic Church’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences Tech oligarch freakshow: Elon Musk says AI is more dangerous than nukes, Peter Thiel’s creepy ahh lectures on the Antichrist, Sam Altman creepy ahh references to an AI kill switch Vogue Paris December 1998/January 1999 Discussion – TheFashionSpot The Price of Illusion: A Memoir by Joan Juliet Buck Prada’s spacesuit design for Axiom Space, “the world’s first commercial space station” “As Prada Pairs With NASA, a Look at the Best Space-Inspired Looks From the Runway” by Laird Borrelli-Persson – Vogue “Was Timothée Chalamet’s Vogue Cover Really So Out of This World?” by Jacob Gallagher – The New York Times “Michelle Obama Is the Perfect Partner in Matthieu Blazy’s Modern Chanel Suiting” – Vogue Venice W. Spring–Summer 2026: Sparkling Sea (Symposium) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

    1h 2m
  3. Ep. 137: One Showgirl After Another | Study Break

    OCT 17

    Ep. 137: One Showgirl After Another | Study Break

    In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the ragebait spectacle of Paris Fashion Week, darksided news from Hollywood featuring Tilly Norwood and D4vd, lives of showgirls everywhere from Taylor Swift’s possible schizophrenia diagnosis to Addison Rae’s vintage scream queen moment to Zara Larsson’s sublime vocal talent, and the cultural warfare fallout of Bad Bunny’s road to the Super Bowl. Sam also reviews Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and we discuss the curious case of Chase Infiniti. Links: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2026 by Duran Lantink Cardi B “she was so happy to look a mess” Tweet (Gypsy Sport Spring 2016) Balenciaga Spring 2026 by Pierpaolo Piccioli Maison Margiela Spring 2026 by Glenn Martens “When Did New York Fashion Week Get So Boring?” by Rachel Seville Tashjian for The Washington Post Ben Doctor Spring 2026 Keith Urban and Maggie Baugh affair rumors amid Nicole Kidman split Tilly Norwood Official Website “Hollywood is Already Falling Behind on AI Video” by Lucas Shaw for Bloomberg “Everything We Know About D4VD” – Billboard Chase Infiniti’s K-pop dance cover of “OMG” by NewJeans Addison Rae’s performance in Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story Addison Rae performs “Diet Pepsi / New York” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Taylor Swift explains her song “Actually Romantic” “Irony and Proverb Comprehension in Schizophrenia: Do Female Patients ‘Dislike’ Ironic Remarks?” in Schizophrenia Research and Treatment Zara Larsson on Sweden’s Got Talent in 2008 El Chavo Del Ocho (English Version) - Saturday Night Live starring Bad Bunny This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe

    1h 15m
4.3
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