13. Chinesemaxxing, fake bags, holistic Guangzhou, institutional boyfriend, daily fortunetelling, collective anonymity w Jiayun Yan

15. Dekonstructing the Kardashians w/ MJ Corey

In a new BAG TALK episode, host Elizaveta Federmesser meets writer and creator of the @kardashian_kolloquium [https://www.instagram.com/kardashian_kolloquium/] MJ Corey. They meet ahead of MJ’s book launch, Dekostructing The Kardashians, in Paris, for a special breaking-of-the-fourth-wall: we go video, baby! WATCH VIDEO [https://youtu.be/vfQnELO2Xh0] Flaneuring at Cafe Vivienne, ladies discuss the prophecy of Walter Benjamin, the Kardashians’ relationship with failure and death, the secret of Dante’s Comedy for a successful media cycle, Las Vegas Strip VS Paris Burlesque, face lifts, ultimate doll vibes, why The Artist and The Mannequin birthed the IT-girl, Kendall conspiracy, and how reading will save the world! Also mentioned Charli XCX, Susan Sontag, Addison Rae, Camille Paglia, Agnes Varda, Edward Bernays, Marc Jacobs, Bianca Censori, Alex Quicho, Mariana Fernandez Mora, Kanye, Caroline Weber, Jean Baudrillard, and the OG: Marshal Mcluhan. BAG TALK VIDEO CREDITSHost Elizaveta Federmesser [https://www.instagram.com/federmess]Guest MJ Corey [https://www.instagram.com/mjcorey/] of @kardashian_kolloquium [https://www.instagram.com/kardashian_kolloquium/] Created, produced, and edited by Elizaveta FedermesserCamera by Sasha Zalivako [https://www.instagram.com/sashazlvk/] Soundtrack by Csisterna Sound [https://www.instagram.com/csisterna.sound/] Thank you for watching! For more: Get a copy of BAGMAG [https://antennebooks.com/en-eu/products/bagmag-issue-1] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com [https://federmess.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

14. Stripes, subtitles, vanity: girlhood as research w/ Claire Marie Healy

In this new BAG TALK episode, Elizaveta Federmesser is joined by writer, editor and curator, Claire Marie Healy, whose Girlhood Studies project explores how visual culture shapes the experiences of young women. Following the recent MoMu show GIRLS: On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between, we talk girlhood as research practice; Kirsten Dunst filmography as a spectrum; fairytales; Ariana Grande in a hoodie with nails out; the path from the safety of the childhood bedroom and all its tchotchkes to the dark forest of cerebral girl theory and projected femininity; why horizontal stripes are girlhood coded; the safety blanket of the tumblr feed and the old hard drive gold rush; screencap culture and the magic of yellow subtitles; the power of teen print; “get ready with me” choreography; and dropping dead and gorgeous. Follow BAG TALK on Substack [https://federmess.substack.com/] More at: Claire Marie Healy Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/clairemahealy/] Girlhood Studies Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/girlhoodstudies/]Elizaveta Federmesser Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/federmess] BAGMAG + BAG TALK Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bagmag.official/] Get a copy of BAGMAG [https://antennebooks.com/en-eu/products/bagmag-issue-1] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com [https://federmess.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

13. Chinesemaxxing, fake bags, holistic Guangzhou, institutional boyfriend, daily fortunetelling, collective anonymity w Jiayun Yan

Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Fire Horse! In this holiday special, BAG TALK [https://www.instagram.com/bagmag.official/] host Elizaveta Federmesser [https://www.instagram.com/federmess/] talks to Jiayun Yan [https://www.instagram.com/fabricant_fang/] (JY), a scholar of digital cultures specializing in internet phenomena and subcultures in China, and founder of 996Doomscroll [https://www.instagram.com/996_doomscroll/], a new media platform on all things China-core. As a fellow fake bag connoisseur, JY weights in on Chinesemaxxing, holistic Guangzhou shopping experience, Martian Language, rural kitch, institutional boyfriend frenzy, counterfeits and character building, night malls, the P brand: Loro Piana, on tiering the gods and fortunetelling, freedom of speech, reducted epstein files, soft madness, collective anonymity on the censored web, on why you need a stunt double to be popular, larping as a bureaucrat for romantic gain, and why badminton is hot at the moment. And don’t forget to stay quantum, babe! Blessings! Elizaveta Federmesser on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/federmess/]BAG TALK and BAGMAG on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bagmag.official/] and on substack [https://substack.com/@elizavetafedermesser]Jiayun Yan on instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fabricant_fang/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com [https://federmess.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

12. Market romantics and word count w/ Adina Glickstein

New Christmas special episode of BAG TALK with Elizaveta Federmesser featuring Adina Glickstein, writer, researcher, and editor at Spike. We talk: DENVER AIRPORT ART + HYPERSTITIONS + MARKET ROMANTICS + POLITICAL DANCE FLOOR + CULTS AND MADONNA + JUNGLE VIA CCRU + WORD OPTIMIZATION + LLM + BIO POP + BAG POP Adina Glickstein Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/adina______images/] Adina’s Spike Column User Error [https://www.spikeartmagazine.com/authors/adina-glickstein] Elizaveta Federmesser Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/federmess] BAGMAG Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bagmag.official/] Get a copy of BAGMAG [https://antennebooks.com/en-eu/products/bagmag-issue-1] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com [https://federmess.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

11. Quantum edge and the smell of the Hadron Collider w Günseli Yalcinkaya

“So, then we went into the pit.” Welcome to the quantum brain. For this episode, I am joined by Günseli Yalcinkaya, writer and researcher. She has recently published an essay, “The Internet Enters Its Age of Aquarius [https://www.spikeartmagazine.com/articles/essay-internet-age-of-aquarius]”, at Spike, where she talks about how quantum principles are reflected in culture today. Following her recent trip to Japan, we met at mine to discuss: * Ankle bracelet politics * Paris Hilton’s network state * Why the multiverse has no "edge" * What is weird now * Being mistaken for a theorist * Self-fictioning and failing * Being trapped under the slimy glass ceiling of the AI slop * Quantum oil * Aura, corrupted by boyfriends * The smell of the Large Hadron Collider * Cryptids * Japan’s everyday UFOs And, of course, the Bag TSA Check. More at: Günseli Yalcinkaya Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gunseliiiiii/] + Substack [https://baddinfinityy.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search]Elizaveta Federmesser Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/federmess] BAG Talk + BAGMAG Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bagmag.official/] Get a copy of BAGMAG [https://antennebooks.com/en-eu/products/bagmag-issue-1] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com [https://federmess.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]