Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 11: ConclusionOf the fear of death, the judgment of history, and the power of idol pop.23 min read·Nov 24, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 10: Ninety One as Nazarbayevean RealistsHow an idol-pop group in a country with no freedom of speech might still have something to say.27 min read·Nov 20, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 8: Starlust, the Sasaeng, and the ServantWhy fans disrespect their idols.32 min read·Nov 13, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 7: Theodor Adorno vs. the Poptimists vs. Zhanar DugalovaConsidering the argument that idol pop, by keeping your attention, makes you (and the world) worse.36 min read·Nov 10, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 6: But Maybe Our Faves Are AwfulThere’s no evidence any member of Ninety One has ever abused anyone. But that’s far from true for idol pop as a whole.20 min read·Nov 6, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 5: The Loyalties of Little Fresh MeatWhy the members of Ninety One got punched, threw punches back, and kept putting on eyeliner anyway.24 min read·Nov 3, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 4: Bring Them the Head of Kenesary KhanOf Ninety One’s nationalism, and idol pop worldwide in the service of soft power.20 min read·Oct 30, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 3: Idol Pop and the Languages of LoveHow idol pop overcame pop music’s traditional dependence on English, and how we can tell Ninety One has something to say by the language…26 min read·Oct 27, 2020----
Jessica DoyleNinety One Series Part 2: The Art of AdorkableHow Ninety One continues idol pop’s decades-long, multinational history of goofing off for fun and profit.23 min read·Oct 27, 2020----