Episode recorded May 2020.
Robert Stark and Matt Pegas talk to Jack from The Perfume Nationalist podcast. Check out Jack on Twitter.
Topics:
Nationalism as an aesthetic brand, selling perfume and soap opera visions to the rightRe-appropriating “queer culture”Camille PagliaTrump as a performance art aesthetic brand despite his standard neoliberal policiesBeauty equality vs. an upward value of aesthetic excellenceThe aspirational quality of 80s aestheticsHow 2010s neoliberal minimalism conceals wealth and power while erasing historyThe elite charade of fake bohemianismHow to time travel with perfumeLas Vegas as the last frontier of scented opulent public spacesJack’s affinity for 80s pop icon MadonnaJack’s defense of the artistic integrity of Lena DunhamDavid Lynch’s success at synthesizing surrealist art, perfume adds, and nighttime soapJack’s Perfume recommendationsTFW NO GF
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