does originality still exist anymore?

➤ NEWSLETTER / ESSAYS https://minale.substack.com/ ➤ PRODUCTION (ESSAY) written by Mina Le edited by Charlee Reiff ➤ PRODUCTION (SKETCH) written by Helena Riley camera by Steven Carter starring Mina Le & Helena Riley edited by Mina Le & Steven Carter ➤ SOCIALS Instagram: http://instagram.com/gremlita TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gremlita Letterboxd: http://boxd.it/7YgX ➤ CONTACT Business email: [email protected] ➤ SOURCES https://www.viksbusycorner.com/p/reference-board-final-bosses-and https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephlongo/sabrina-carpenter-2025-grammys-shirley-maclaine https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a63361017/macaulay-culkin-brenda-song-couple-interview-2025/ https://harpers.org/archive/2007/02/the-ecstasy-of-influence/ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/04/19/who-wrote-lolita-first-an-interview-with-michael-maar/ https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/16/arts/the-art-market.html When the Movie Is Better Than the Book: Fight Club, Consumption, and Vital Signs Teresa Heffernan (2016) https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13110/framework.57.2.0091 https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Style/sabrina-carpenter-channels-madonna-vogue-march-2025-cover/story?id=118731769 https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/is-old-music-eating-new-music?utm_source=semafor Nostalgia: A Biography by Agnes Arnold-Forster (2024) https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/nicole-holofcener-nails-it https://futurism.com/pinterest-ai-slop https://www.vulture.com/article/gigi-hadid-cover-hairspray.html https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/03/healthandwellbeing.davidlynch https://www.seeingthroughfilm.com/p/have-film-and-tv-lost-their-imagination https://www.vulture.com/article/nyc-influencers-boring-tiktok-drama-explained.html https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/shiny-blowouts-chic-fashion-and-west-village-reservations-these-insta-perfect-lives-are-managed-by-one-woman-3900b99a https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2019/05/15/originality-dying-how-social-media-hindering-self-expression https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2jzKo1RqWU&pp=ygUIdHJ5IGhhcmQ%3D https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/doechii-video-getting-fired-resurfaces-grammy-win-1235894248/ https://www.thewrap.com/severance-season-2-delay-ben-stiller-dan-erickson-interview/ 0:00 - intro 5:14 - sketch 7:18 - the nostalgia industry 20:09 - the moodboard 27:29 - is originality cool again? 33:25 - conclusion