Real Review #18 - The Reviews

Real Review #18 - Maya Man

On this episode Bryan Wolff interviews artist Maya Man for an outside perspective on the mood of issue 18, "Pretending the World." Maya Man: https://mayaontheinter.net/ Issue 18 is out now, become a Real Review member at https://real-review.org (scroll down) to receive the issue, all future podcast episodes including members-only exclusives, and access to the full digital archive of issues. Shownotes: 00:00 Meet Maya Man 01:23 Reviewing the mood 09:22 Fashion and identity 13:55 Who is the algorithm 22:28 Substack and the turn to text 35:00 What is Maya pretending right now? Other things mentioned: - Maya Man's "A Realistic Day in My Life Living in New York City" (Whitney) - Maya Man's HEART Space (artist-run space, now closed) - Ivan Self's piece "Larping an Empire" from RR18 - David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" - Vice/Spike Magazine's post-image discourse

Real Review #18 - The Reviews

Jack Self and Bryan Wolff give an overview of the reviews and contributions featured in the upcoming issue: Real Review 18, launching June 2026. (00:00) Topline overview of all reviews (36:28) Members-only discussion of "Retrocausality" by Jack Self The lineup of RR18 as discussed is: * Petro Chekal - There Is * Real Review interview with Meredith Whittaker * Alvaro Fernandez-Pulpeiro - Petro Futures * Günseli Yalçınkaya - Reality Shifting * Jack Self - Retrocausality * Ana Nicolaescu - Slopwork or the Work of Slop * Ivan Self - Larping an Empire * Tyler Mitchell - Untitled * Ruth Schwartz Cowan - More Work for Mother * Pierce Myers - Mesoeconomy of Fire * Kwan Queenie Li - Weeds * Jenny Barcelos - Careless Whisper, 1999 * Jessica Burbank - Syndicates of Capital * Sumayya Vally speaks with Shumon Basar on the spaces of other worlds * James Bridle - There Is No Off Grid * Guy Mackinnon-Little - A World That Is Also A Demon * Elmer Blåvarg - Para Neo Realism * RR Members - The Chat Also mentioned: Meredith Whittaker profiled in NYT archive.is/BtZD0 Roland Barthes on Toys

Issues in Print - 30 min preview

Jack Self and Bryan Wolff get into issues around RR18, moving printer, and the state of print magazines in general. (00:00) Why RR18 is delayed (08:36) The middle class of printing (13:42) Why print still matters The second half of the show is for members only. Become a member for £65 a year by scrolling down on https://real- review.org [https://real-review.org]. Membership also includes digital access to all issues, and two issues delivered per year. Second half of the show includes: (31:11) Magazines we loved and lost (36:59) What we're still reading All magazines mentioned can be found via the members Signal groupchat.

Eddington - 10 min preview

In Review: Ari Aster's 2025 film Eddington. On this public feed preview, our Editor-in-Chief, Jack Self, and new Managing Director, Bryan Wolff, reflect on what Eddington has to say about what it means to live today. For the full episode, become a member by scrolling down on https://real-review.org [https://real-review.org]. Membership also includes digital access to all issues, and two issues delivered per year. Much more to come in 2026. Mentioned in conversation are Zabriskie Point and this letterboxd review of Eddington: https://letterboxd.com/abcdent/film/eddington/ [https://letterboxd.com/abcdent/film/eddington/]

Real Review Rebirth - Last 20 Min Preview

Editor-in-Chief, Jack Self, and new Managing Director, Bryan Wolff, preview the rebirth of Real Review taking place this year. On this public feed only the last 20 minutes of this episode are included that cover the last two shownotes. For the full episode, become a member by scrolling down on https://real-review.org [https://real-review.org]. Membership also includes digital access to all issues, and two issues delivered per year. Much more to come in 2026. Shownotes: - Intro by Jack Self and Bryan Wolff - Reflecting on RR through Carved From Capital (issue 17) - Bryan's personal journey across the Matrix - Jack's new venture "Self-Engineering" -- Public Feed -- - Jack's search for a new co-founder for RR - RR changes coming up --