Aliyah’s Interlude, DIY Pop Star

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( it girl’s it girl [Aliyah’s Interlude, DIY Pop Star]( The influencer is fashioning a music career by skipping the typical TikToker-to-singer pipeline. Photo: Hope Glassel It’s not considered late if you show up in full Aliyahcore. The maximalist, Harajuku-inspired style where every day is a rave and every night is emo can’t be complete without a thrifted accessory on every appendage, rhinestones tacked onto the face with eyelash glue, and too-cool-to-care energy. There’s no starter pack for purchase at your local mall (secondhand is preferable), so its visionary, Aliyah Bah, the 21-year-old style influencer and TikToker who performs as Aliyah’s Interlude, intends to spread the message of Aliyahcore beyond clothes — and her 2.9 million [TikTok followers](. “I’m trying to create an environment where people actually feel comfortable being themselves all the time,” she says over an espresso martini the morning before her Studio 54–themed birthday party in Bushwick. “I love getting sexy and going to the club and hearing my music.” [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • The Bachelorette: [Quit Playing Games]( • Below Deck Mediterranean: [Whose Line Is It Anyway?]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Some Burning Questions About Dragons Exactly how hot is their blood and other issues raised by House of the Dragon’s battle at Rook’s Rest.]( [Denzel Washington Gives Us a Giggle in Gladiator II For a trailer full of visual spectacle, two words from Denzel Washington steal the show.]( By Jason P. Frank [The Disappearing of Rose Hanbury A timeline of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley’s media coverage shows reports of an alleged affair with Prince William have quietly disappeared.]( By Ellie Hall [Lena Dunham Is No Longer Making the Polly Pocket Movie Everything we know about this entry in Mattel’s toy cinematic universe.]( By Bethy Squires [Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Reportedly Scheming Up a New Musical Adapting The Warriors as a concept album.]( By Jennifer Zhan [A Quick Primer on Alec {NAME}’s Rust Manslaughter Trial The already messy trial starts with jury selection today.]( By Victoria Bekiempis [Please Watch Seth Meyers Discuss Mothra As Donald Trump And the 2024 election, we guess. And also Godzilla!]( By Bethy Squires [The Devil Wears Prada Is Reportedly Getting a Sequel The world is finally reaadyyy.]( By Bethy Squires [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 19-Across, Four Letters: Phineas’s brother, in a Disney Channel show Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a movie directed by Clint Eastwood starring Clint Eastwood? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved