celebrity culture, "queer" vs. "lesbian," reviewing + ranking Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE

The Lavender Menace

Who else is thrilled that our co-host Renaissance has had Beyoncé album named after them??? Welcome to episode 7 of season 4, in which we discuss the Taylor Swift private jet CO2 emission discourse, JoJo Siwa saying she doesn't like the word 'lesbian' in an interview, and the dominance of female singer-songwriters in the contemporary music landscape. We discuss the cultural implications of Beyoncé's participation in the notoriously and necessarily very exclusive ballroom scene, and compare our favorite songs off the album. Renaissance (the co-host, not the album) then recommends the movie Summerland (2020), a lesbian period drama, and Sunny recommends the book Trick Mirror: Notes on Self Delusion by Jia Tolentino. Thanks for joining us for this episode! You can find us on Twitter, Substack, Instagram, Tik Tok, and Letterboxd if you want to connect. Send your hot takes to [e-mail] and possibly get featured on a future episode :)