Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Chat
Podcast
YouTube
Merch
Archive
About
1:00:53
Deconstructing the Myth of Taylor Swift
A recording of our livestream conversation.
Oct 7
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
and
Jessica DeFino
52
2
1:26:34
Simulacra-Mania!
Listen now | Episode 22 of The Mess World Podcast
Published on FLESH WORLD by Jessica DeFino
•
Oct 3
Simon Cowell in the Spirit Tunnel
And Michael Douglas's "birthday sister" wife.
Sep 26
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
65
2
Most Popular
View all
An Oligarchy of Utter Losers
Jan 24
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
321
6
Why? What have you heard?
Feb 21
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
165
3
Did the Brazilian wax ruin sex?
Oct 4, 2024
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
110
4
There's a Bieber in my bath house
Feb 7
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
113
12
I never wrote a picture in my life
Jul 18
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
98
5
Welcome to the Build-A-Body Era
Jan 3
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
93
15
Embrace the Mess!
Subscribe
Recent posts
View all
Mess Recs: August 2025
From dog food to the best pen money can buy.
Sep 24
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
36
12
Real Housewives in a Richard Serra sculpture
Plus, an Emmys red carpet recap.
Sep 19
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
46
4
My VMAs Best-Dressed List
A quick YouTube rundown.
Sep 12
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
21
The 2025 VMAs!
Meh.
Sep 9
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
48
4
See all
Red Carpet Specials
View all
Real Housewives in a Richard Serra sculpture
Plus, an Emmys red carpet recap.
Sep 19
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
46
4
The 2025 VMAs!
Meh.
Sep 9
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
48
4
The 2025 Pornhub Awards!
The most magical night of the year.
May 21
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
49
2
The 2025 Mess Gala — Part Two!
In the immortal words of Daft Punk, one more time.
May 9
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
41
9
Mess Recommends
View all
Mess Recs: August 2025
From dog food to the best pen money can buy.
Sep 24
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
36
12
Mess Recs: July 2025
A recap of the gluttonous month of my birth.
Aug 7
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
44
8
Mess Recommends: June 2025
The jet lag is lagging me.
Jul 15
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
41
17
Mess Recommends: May 2025
I've got whozits and whatzits galore!
Jun 4
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
32
8
YouTube
View all
My VMAs Best-Dressed List
A quick YouTube rundown.
Sep 12
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
21
35:54
The Battle of Versailles - Part Two!
In which Halston throws an absolute hissy fit.
Aug 22
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
8
7
Anna Delvey's forsaken bunnies
Plus, a brand new YouTube digest!
Aug 15
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
47
3
21:03
The Battle of Versailles - Part One!
A journey through the origins of haute couture.
Jul 23
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
19
10
Essays
View all
Publicity Is the Art of Capitalism
Another deep dive into Ways of Seeing by John Berger.
Jun 18
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
52
7
Why are we so afraid of fashion?
My essay for the 1-year anniversary of Letters & Sodas.
May 29
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
46
12
The Death of Celebrity Aura
Some vague, half-baked musings about Walter Benjamin, Ways of Seeing, and why famous people feel especially lame right now.
Apr 10
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
38
7
Burn the Tabloid
It's time to give up the ghost.
Jan 28
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
52
Sloppy Seconds
View all
1:00:53
Deconstructing the Myth of Taylor Swift
A recording of our livestream conversation.
Oct 7
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
and
Jessica DeFino
52
2
Benny Blanco’s $200 blueberry
Is anyone actually buying KHY.....?
Sep 4
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
46
5
The last Kardashian Christmas party
And Ben Affleck's anti-JLo internet filters.
Dec 19, 2024
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
29
7
Bald cap solidarity
Ah, to be queen of the weird Barbies.
Nov 21, 2024
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
26
10
Mess Flix
View all
Mess Flix: Mannequin
The newsletter in which I finally face my biggest fear......
Jun 25
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
38
7
Mess Flix: What a Way to Go!
A film in which a lot of very sexy men die for their sins.
Apr 3
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
10
5
Mess Flix: Barbarella
Oh my god, you guys???
Dec 3, 2024
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
17
4
Mess Flix: The Fifth Element
What an absolute goddamn dream of a film.
Mar 27, 2024
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
10
9
Ye Olde Mess
View all
Ye Olde Mess: 2000 Emmy Awards
Corsages, bad tattoos, and quick wig changes.
Jan 21
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
25
2
Ye Olde Mess: 2003 Kids' Choice Awards
Bring back the gifting suite.
Jan 31, 2024
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
14
5
Ye Olde Mess: 2002 Grammy Awards
In which NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick befriends Coolio.
Apr 27, 2023
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
10
4
Ye Olde Mess: Met Gala 2008
In which my obsession with that baby-powdered freak Karl Lagerfeld begins again in earnest.
Apr 4, 2023
•
Emily Kirkpatrick
11
7
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
