Internet Aesthetic
by Internet Aesthetic
Isa and Lisa are two Asian-American zillennials who are hoes for the aesthetic. Join us each week for a casual dive into the internet and its trends, cultures and sub-cultures, society and its structures of power, and, of course, aesthetics. Follow us on Instagram @net.aesthetic
Episodes
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are your normal or are you normcore
Do your eyes roll whenever you hear the word “core” attached to anything? Do you complain to anyone who will listen about how they’ll name a style after anything? Do you claim to have no style or that you just throw on whatever and go about your day? Have you considered that maybe…you’re…
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Entering our hag era (an ode to our 20's and beyond)
We’re entering our ~ hag era ~ ! AKA the perception that people (namely, women) evolve into hags when they enter their thirties. In this episode, we explore the anxiety and pressure that can come with this perception—particularly for those in their twenties (like us!) who are approaching this...
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Our relationship with Instagram? Uh...it's complicated
We’ve talked about Instagram quite a bit on this podcast - one of our earliest episodes was us talking about our Instagram aesthetics and anxieties around using Instagram. I think it’s fair to say that Instagram plays an important role in our lives and we’ve started to re-examine and re-assess…
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But...we’re Material Gworls
Two ✨material gworls✨ who love their stuff get into their spending habits, our thoughts on the genre of online content that tells you what you NEED or DON’T NEED to buy, how we’re influenced by influencers, ads, and even those around us, and our relationship with money. Disclaimers: - This…
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Little Miss Gone For So Long This Joke Is Irrelevant Now
Hello hello! Did you miss how awkward we are?? Well we are at our most awkward and rusty in this season 4 trailer/pre-season episode??? Just a little explainer on what we’ve been up to the last 8+ months and trying to get back into the swing of things for the new season. We'll be back again next...
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we’re reading again! are we....better than everyone??
I wish I (Lisa) could say that it took me so long to edit this episode because I implemented all of the advice in this episode and was too busy reading to edit. But really I was procrastinating on both and watching The Great Pottery Throwdown instead. Which isn’t to say that our advice is garbage...
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Glow Ups or Grow Ups?
We often see people posting images of their glow ups comparing themselves to their middle school/child selves. But can they really be called glow ups when you were just going through the awkward phase of growing up? In this episode, we explore Glow Up culture. Is this putting pressure on actual...
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Internet Aesthetic Generator
in this episode we're kicking back and discussing randomly generated aesthetics! We talk about whether or not Jam Punk and Forest Grunge would date. What's Realcore? And what on earth is Carnival Dinosaur??? Let us know what your favorite aesthetic generated during this episode was! Or if you...
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Gaslight, Gatekeep, GIRLBOSS
We’re fascinated by the speedy rise and fall of the Girlboss movement. What was once an admirable harbinger of gender equality in the workplace dissolved into a laughable meme. In this episode, we explore the history of the Girlboss, why the movement became problematic, and whether WE are...
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Do It For the Gram
Ah shit, here we go again. Another episode on Instagram. This time we're unpacking our motivations and feelings of shame around doing things specifically for the 'gram and why we feel so compelled to share our lives on social media. Also, with the holiday season upon us, we'll be taking a break…
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Monetizing Hobbies
Did you also pick up ceramics / pottery / knitting / crocheting / sticker illustrating / print making / baking over quarantine and fantasize about turning them into a business? Just us? In this episode, we explore the monetization of hobbies. This phenomenon is not new, but this episode discusses...
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Picrew and the Idealized Self
One of our favorite ways to pass the time is playing dress-up in paper-doll style avatar-maker picrew.me and creating our best selves in an illustrated alternate universe where we have more confidence and cash. Picrew also forces us to think about the way we see ourselves, the way we want to be...
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Academia Aesthetic: Dark Academia, Light Academia, Chaotic Academia, Grey Academia, and more!
Autumn is upon us—move over cottagecore and thot girl summer, because Academia has entered the chat. In this episode, we explain what the academia aesthetic is and give an overview of its sub-genres: dark academia, light academia, chaotic academia, gray academia, and more! While we love the…
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Internet Literacy and Navigating the World Wide Web
Hello! We're finally, finally back with our first episode and we're talking about the pitfalls of the internet and how to navigate them with the help of our very first guest, our friend Brenda! Listen on for our thoughts on why it's so important to be well-versed in the way the internet works…
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Introducing: Internet Aesthetic
Welcome to the new and improved Internet Aesthetic! We're going on 3 seasons strong and felt like our trailer needed an update :) Join us each week for a casual dive into the internet and its trends, cultures and sub-cultures, society and its structures of power, and, aesthetics. Because of…
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California Girls: linguistically, demographically, culturally
We're undeniable! We mostly just wanted to talk about how often we use the word "like." In this episode, we cover what makes a California girl: linguistically, demographically, and culturally! It's also fun to challenge our assumptions of what a California girl can look like. While we don't...
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So You Want to Talk About Instagram Infographics
If you're on Instagram chances are you've seen at least one infographic trying to explain a complex topic within ten well-designed, minimalist slides. In this episode we discuss the benefits of raising awareness and spreading information through a social media platform like Instagram as well as…
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Getting Cozy with Cottagecore
Cottagecore is the north star of our personal aesthetics. It was one of the first internet aesthetics we wanted to talk about, but never did because we wanted to do it justice. In this episode, we explain the origins of cottagecore, why we love it, some contentious issues associated with it, and...
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Down with NFTs
surPRISE SHAWTY! It's another episode! Join us as we try to figure out what the fuck NFTs are supposed to be and do with questionable success and if they're worth the damage they cause to the environment (no). Disclaimer: Tbh we probably got some stuff wrong, please gently let us know what.…
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Toxic Workplaces (Part Two)
We've established that your workplace is probably toxic in Part 1/2. In Part 2/2, we cover some different examples of hostility in companies, how the pandemic has worsened these existing issues, common and covert ways to identify a toxicity in your workplace, and how you can fight back to achieve…
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Add to Cart: The Impacts of Fast Fashion vs Slow Fashion
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming because we're really good at content planning. We wanted to put out this episode on Fast Fashion vs Slow Fashion and what it means to be a sustainable and stylish consumer this Earth Day! Fashion Revolution Week is also happening this week, so…
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Toxic Workplaces (Part One)
Is your workplace toxic? Probably. In this two-parter episode, we're talking about toxic workplaces, how common they are, and the structures of power that create them. In Part One, we break down the problems that caused Bon Appetit's fall in June 2020, exposing the ways staff of color were...
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"Food"cores: buttercore, honeycore, bubblegum bitch, milk, mushroomcore, peachcore, applecore
The Aesthetics Wiki page is a treasure trove of aesthetics trending online. In this episode, we dive deep into the subcategory of Foodcores: applecore, buttercore, honeycore, jamcore, bubblegum bitch, milk, mushroomcore. Cottagecore who? We'll cover what these aesthetics mean and how you can...
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Are Millennials Bland?
Two zillennials discuss the millennial aesthetic and the co-opting of that aesthetic into the branding (or blanding) of current products and companies that are being sold to us, the resulting backlash to those blands (and re-blands), and guess how brand design will evolve for the next generation....
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Astrology: Cultural context, Myths, and Potential usefulness
We discuss the rise of astrology in the internet age, how much truth horoscopes hold, and how we think astrology could be useful.
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Asian Representation in Media
We're back for Season 2! In our first episode, we talk about our thoughts on House of Ho's first episode and the entire season of Bling Empire (spoiler alerts, obviously) and how we feel about Asian Americans being represented on reality shows. We also get into the quality of the representation...
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We did it! A Look Back on our First Season
We reflect on our journey, progress, and future. Making this pod wasn't easy! Stay tuned for Season 2...
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Our Favorite Youtubers
Our penultimate episode is here! We're talking about the Youtubers that we like to watch across different genres - beauty, fashion, commentary and video essays, etc - and discussing how far Youtube channels have come since the early days of the internet. Let us know your favorite Youtube channels...
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Coping Mechanisms (And the Things We Do In Lieu of Therapy)
Lisa shares this article on Muhammed Sajid's Mental Health Illustrations: https://abduzeedo.com/mental-health-illustrations-muhammed-sajid Which begged the question: why has becoming a plant parent become a replacement for taking care of our mental health? We touch on the coping mechanisms we...
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K/DA
Join us for a casual chat, Lisa introduces Isa to virtual K-pop group K/DA!
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Our Manageable New Year's Resolutions
We discuss our complicated relationship with New Year's Resolutions—including our resolutions/intentions for 2021, and how resolutions can be problematic.
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Our Relationship to Skincare and Beauty
Skincare as self care is the hottest trend right now, but what parts are we doing to take care of ourselves and what parts are actually us performing beauty for society? Let's discuss.
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Instagram Aesthetics (and Anxieties)
We discuss what aesthetics we hope to explore and our anxieties about creating content on Instagram.
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Viet Girls Who Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons
We're talking about quarantine phenomenon Animal Crossing: New Horizons - our own thoughts and feelings about the game as well as the culture and creativity that has sprung up around it. Fun fact, this episode is named after our group chat by the same name! If you play ACNH, you can check out our...
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RIP V A P O R W A V E
We discuss the roots and death of vaporwave as an anti-consumerist/capitalist movement and its various offshoots from simpsonwave to fashwave (fascist vaporwave).
About this show
Isa and Lisa are two Asian-American zillennials who are hoes for the aesthetic. Join us each week for a casual dive into the internet and its trends, cultures and sub-cultures, society and its structures of power, and, of course, aesthetics. Follow us on Instagram @net.aesthetic
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