Nymphet Alumni Podcast

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the emancipatory joy of Justin Bieber’s public glow-down, shocking displays of tactical romantic psychosis by girls online, the despair wrought by the all-female Blue Origin space flight, the self-titled musical bonanza of Addison and Jonatan, the subversive pots-and-pans earworm Gnarly by Katseye, reflections on Californian millennialism from HAIM to Meghan Markle, our field trip to Pope Francis’s memorial mass, and more.

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Links:“Hailey Bieber’s Dangerous Decade-Long Obsession [Reupload]” on YouTube

Justin Bieber e-bike bong photoshoot

“I’m Dating A Fan” by Caspar Lee on YouTube (and his gf’s viral TikTok)

Benny Blanco reveals Selena Gomez used to wait outside his house for 30 minutes before dates

Alexandra French’s “First Glam Ever in Space” Instagram post

Katy Perry Sings in Space, Reveals “Lifetimes” Set List

Levi Coralynn by Elizaveta Porodina for Alla Carta

“The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese” (Mississippi Delta Chinese population documentary) on YouTube

Addison Rae’s Elle April 2025 cover story

KATSEYE (캣츠아이) “Gnarly” Official Music Video

dearALICE by SM Entertainment (boy group whose name i couldn’t remember lol)

PSYCHIC FEVER “Just Like Dat” Official Music Video

Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) by Pope Francis

Michelle Obama on the Shocking Cost of Living in the White House

Meghan Markle Netflix snarking on YouTube

In this solo debut episode, Sam introduces us to her fantastically anachronistic obsession: dinosaurs and their recurring impact on fashion and culture. From the “Bone Wars” of the Gilded Age to the fossilized postwar fantasy of The Flintstones to the mass Dinomania surrounding the release of 1993’s Jurassic Park, Sam explores paleontological and prehistoric aesthetics as a reflection of cultural anxieties and technological advancements. She also walks us through major fashion moments including Jeremy Scott’s electroclash cavewomen (S/S 2010) and Gucci’s retro roadside dinosaur encounter (F/W 2017).

In this very special video episode of Nymphet Alumni, we convene in Hell’s Kitchen to perform our first-ever mukbang. Filmed the evening after our tiki-themed Substack launch party, we attempt to recover with 30 Chick-fil-A nuggets, two Cokes, two large fries, one chicken sandwich, and six Crumbl cookies. Along the way, we unpack the economics of fast food franchising, explore the theological divide between Protestant and Mormon desserts, debate the integrity of Chick-fil-A’s pickle batter and more. Bon appétit!

In this episode, superstar model-actress-writer and certified Tumblr icon Hari Nef joins us to discuss the electric energy of the mid-2010s New York fashion scene— VFILES, Hood by Air, Eckhaus Latta, and more— and the collision of early online content and the fashion industry that birthed some of the most brilliant creative personae of our generation. We learn about Hari’s cutthroat electioneering of the Dazed 100, her double life of uptown collegiate excellence and downtown nightlife chaos, street casting in SoHo and shitposting on the main grid, reflections on a decade of woke ideology, and so much more. We also get exclusive scoop on Hari’s upcoming Candy Darling biopic!

Links:

Image board

Hood By Air – FW 2014 Runway

Hood By Air – FW 2013 Runway

Kalifa (fka Le1f) profile in The Washington Post

Venus X on the origins of GHE20G0TH1K, a club night that shaped the 2010s – Dazed

VFILES Model Files Episode 5: Nodels (Not Models) on YouTube

VFILES Model Files Season 2 Episode 1: Save SoSo on Youtube

“Where Fashion Blogging Began” (Fashin F*gs profile) in The New York Times

Blythe Marks on Instagram

i-D Meets: Hari Nef on YouTube

Hari Nef for the Dazed 100

Hari’s scarily spot-on gay identity prediction tweet from 2014

Enigma (dir. Zackary Drucker) in Variety

@FilmUpdates announces the upcoming Candy Darling biopic

Hari Nef’s Hottest Fashion Opinions – The Run-Through with Vogue

@marcitlali’s legendary amish b***h Tumblr post

In our first exclusive episode on Substack (yay!), we discuss the Ibiza fashion craze, unpacking the sparkling, sunset-hued resortwear fantasy that looms over the coming summer. Using our revolutionary theory of “trickle-down Ibizanomics,” we leave no sequin unturned, from the couture treasure trove of Annie’s Ibiza to the injection-molded accessories of Amazon influencer storefronts. We analyze the aesthetic’s cultural context through the Balearic club scene’s seedy history, 2000s rom-com costuming, White Lotus hypergamy discourse, EDM tourism, traditional Indian fashion, the moodboard-to-stimboard-to-vision board pipeline, and more.