Opening up a can of worms with CHARLIE PORTER (he is BACK)
Charlie Porter is a writer, fashion critic and curator. He has written for the Financial Times, the Guardian, The New York Times, GQ, amongst others, and has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his time.Books mentioned: The Gentrification of the Mind by Sarah Schulman, The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
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Opening up a can of worms with JUDITH BUTLER
Judith Butler is a leading philosopher and gender theorist, best known for their book Gender Trouble, where they introduced the concept of gender performativity. Their work has greatly influenced feminist and queer theory.Books mentioned: Who's afraid of gender? by Judith Butler, The second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir
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Opening up a can of worms with TILLY LAWLESS
Tilly Lawless is a queer, Sydney-based sex worker and writer. Her debut title Nothing But My Body was published in 2021 followed by Thora (2024).Books mentioned:Revolting Prostitutes: the fight for sex workers rights by Juno Mac and Molly Smith, Working girl: on selling art and selling sex by Sophia Giovannitti, The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, Women Who Become Men by Antonia Young.
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AUDRE LORDE SPECIAL: Opening up a can of worms with ALEXIS PAULINE GUMBS
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a writer, poet, independent scholar, and activist. Their latest book is titled Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde.
Book mentioned: Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde
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Opening up a can of worms with EILEEN MYLES
Eileen Myles is a poet, novelist, performer and art journalist. They are one of the most important figures in American Literature and Poetry.
Books mentioned: A working life by Eileen Myles, Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau
Song mentioned: Hot Topic by Le Tigre
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