Meg Superstar Princess

Meg Superstar Princess on THE OPIOID CRISIS LOOKBOOK, BURNER PHONES, CIGARETTES, and more.

February 8, 2023

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Meg Yates aka Meg Superstar Princess is a blogger, photographer, and iconic party it girl based in the Lower East Side. Her infamous style blog “Le Hipster Portal” sparked a lot of the initial “Indie Sleaze” revival discourse last year but her blogspot has since been put on hiatus. Meg and Saam Niami directed a new film called “F-List” that follows her as she interviews friends and strangers with a sick soundtrack by Club Eat. The film’s release party was at Studio 151 and got covered in Matt Weinberger’s new column for Paper Mag. Lucky for us, Meg is here to tell us what she’s been into.

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HARMONICAS AND TAMBOURINES AS ACCESSORY

FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN INCLUDING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ON MY BLOGS LISTS OF FASHION TIPS, ESPECIALLY FOR MEN. INSTEAD OF STANDING OUTSIDE A CLUB OR A BAR OR CLASS OR A CASTING OR WHATEVER ON YOUR PHONE LIKE A LOSER, GET A SMALL INSTRUMENT. YOU WILL LOOK MYSTERIOUS AND COOL LA LA. YES, MAYBE A BIT OBNOXIOUS, BUT THAT IS PART OF BEING A MUSICIAN.

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MIDTOWN/HELLS KITCHEN

EVERYONE IN NEW YORK LIKES TO SHIT ON MIDTOWN. I THINKS THERES THIS IDEA THAT HATING ON MIDTOWN MAKES YOU A REAL NEW YORKER BUT THESE DAYS ITS ACTUALLY MEGA HIPSTER TO LOVE MIDTOWN AND CALL IT UNDERRATED. SPECIFICALLY WEST MIDTOWN. NOT LIKE FUCKING MURRAY HILL. IN PROXIMITY TO HELLS KITCHEN IS THE BEST, HELLS KITCHEN HAS THE BEST SALVATION ARMY IN AN OLD DIRTY BUILDING WITH GREAT FURNITURE AND TONS OF ACTUALLY THRIFT PRICED CLOTHING AND ITS CONFUSING TO GET INTO THE BUILDING AND ITS RIGHT BY THAT FREEDOM TUNNEL GRAFFITI WRITERS LOVE. MIDTOWN AND HELLS KITCHEN HAS SOME OF THE LAST CRUSTY WEIRDO OLD PEEPS THAT MAKE THE CITY FAB, LIKE PEEPS THAT MUTTER TO THEMSELVES AND HAVE WEIRD OUTFITS AND CLEARLY HAVE HAD THE SAME RENT CONTROL APARTMENTS FOR LIKE A BILLION YEARS AND KNOW EVERYONE ON THEIR BLOCK AND STORIES ABOUT THE “OLD NEW YORK” AND GET THE CITY MYTHOLOGY THAT WE ALL ARE SUCKERS FOR!!!!!!

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CIGARETTES

SMOKING CIGARETTES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND COOL. SMOKING IS BOTH FASHIONABLE AND BAD FOR YOU. WHICH ARE BASICALLY THE SAME THING. IT ABSOLUTELY MAKES YOU LOOK POSHER AND MORE EFF-ABLE ETC AND I REALLY BELIEVE IN MY CIG ADVOCACY. I WILL SAY THAT BRAND IS IMPORTANT, BUT ALL CIGARETTES ARE BETTER THAN NO CIGARETTES. VAPING IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE ON LIKE AIRPLANES OR AT WORK OR PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE VAPING IS NOT ALLOWED, BUT EASIER TO GET AWAY WITH THAN A CIGARETTE BREAK. IF YOU REFUSE TO SMOKE CIGARETTES, TELL EVERYONE “YOU QUIT” AS IT SOUNDS GRUNGE.. SAY YOU QUIT EVEN IF ITS A LIE , THATS THE ONLY COOL WAY TO NOT SMOKE. LATELY I’VE BEEN SMOKING HESTIA CIGARETTES, THEY'RE NOT AVAIL IN NYC YET BUT I GET THEM SHIPPED SPECIAL (FREE!) TO ME. THE LITE PACK IS LIKE MARB GOLDS.

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HAPPENINGS, LE BEAT CHIC

ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I REALIZED I WAS A WRITER I BECAME OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS BEATNIK, BEAT-CHIC, AND BOHEMIAN. ITS THE BEST WRITER CLICHE EVER. CLICHES ARE A GREAT THING, ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK EFFING CITY. A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD A HAPPENING, IN HONOR OF LE GREAT BEAT WRITERS AND PARTIERS. I WAS MOSTLY BLACKED OUT ON PILLS THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT THATS LE VIBE OF A HAPPENING. TYPICAL READINGS ARE BORING AND BASICALLY AN UN-CHIC ABOMINATION. A HAPPENING IS VINTAGE, MESSY, A BIG MIX OF PARTY ENERGY WITH A SALON FLAIR. WE HAD BONGO DRUMS, FOLK MUSIC, SHITTY POEMS, ARTSY PERFORMANCES. IT WAS A TOTAL SHIT SHOW BUT ALSO PEACEFUL AND FAB. I SCREAMED A BUTCHERED VERSION OF HOWL, OBVIOUSLY. IF I GET IT TOGETHER ENOUGH I'LL HAVE ANOTHER IF THERE AREN'T TOO MANY KNOCK OFFS BY THEN. YOU SHOULD ALL COME AND READ OR PLAY THE TAMBOURINE OR WHATEVER. MAKE SURE TO DRESS LIKE BOB DYLAN OR PATTI SMITH OR A DOWNTOWN CLICHE.

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BURNER PHONES

EVER SINCE I MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY AND BLEW THREW EVERY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY’S CELL PHONE INSURANCE PLANZ, I HAVE BEEN USING LE BURNER PHONE. JUST POP OVER TO BEST BUY AND GRAB A CHEAP ANDROID PAY PER MONTH. IT SIMPLIFIES LIFE. IT BEAUTIFULLY PIXELATES AND FLATTERS YOUR PHOTOS. IT KEEPS YOU OUT OF GROUP CHATS. YES, YOU DO HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR NUMBER A LOT, BUT BEING HARD TO REACH ISN'T SUCH A BAD THING. I LOSE MY PHONE CONSTANTLY BUT EVEN IF YOURE MORE RESPONSIBLE THAN I, I DO RECOMMEND IT. I’VE BEEN THROUGH AT LEAST 20 AND HAVE LOVED ALMOST EVERY MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THE OPIOID CRISIS LOOKBOOK

THE OPIOID CRISIS LOOKBOOK IS THE ONLY MAGAZINE I'D HONESTLY SPEND MONEY ON AND I SAY THAT AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP ADDICTED TO FASHION RAGS. ITS NOT A FASHION MAGAZINE OR A FASHION LOOK BOOK AT ALL. THE EDITORS DUSTIN AND DASHA ARE MAYBE THE MOST GENIUS ARTISTS I KNOW. THE ART AND THE WRITING IS ALWAYS INCREDIBLE AND NOT IN A SHOCK FACTOR BULLSHIT WAY. IT TRULY FREED MY MIND BLAH BLAH. LOOK OUT FOR MY INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY LAURA ALBERT (SOMETIMES KNOWN AS JT LEROY) IN THE UPCOMING THIRD ISSUE.

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MEDITATION

MEDITATION IS MEGA NAMASTE AND WORKS WONDERS. WHAT STARTED AS A BIT OF A CHEEKY OBSESSION WITH ALL THINGS SPIRITUAL HAS REALLY HELPED MY MIND. PLUS I READ COURTNEY LOVE CHANTS FOR HOURS LIKE EVERY EFFING DAY FOR SOBRIETY. I WISH I COULD HAVE A SHAMAN OR A GURU IN MY PERSONAL ENTOURAGE BUT FOR NOW I STICK WITH GUIDED MEDITATION WITH A THERAPIST OR ONE OF THOSE LAME APPS. OR DMT. MEDITATING REALLY EFFING SOOTHES LE RACING THOUGHTS FOR REAL. PRAYER BEADS ADD A STYLISH MINDFULNESS. I ALWAYS GOT MINE AT THAT TIBET STORE ON 2ND AVE WITH THE HOT CRUST PUNKS/ OOGLES OUTSIDE OF IT….BUT SADLY IT HAS CLOSED.

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BEATING EATING DISORDERS

I HAVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED THIS BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING I AM MEGA INTO THESE DAYS. REHAB-ESQ MENTALITY AND ALL THAT. ACTUAL REHAB SUCKED BEYONDDDDDD AND I HAD TO DROP OUT BUT I'M MAKING PROGRESS! I DONT HAVE ANYTHING PROFOUND TO SAY BUT I REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JUST EMBRACE LE PROCESS AND STOP DRIVING THEMSELVES INSANE. IM SORRY TO DISAPPOINT THE ED GIRLS ONLINE WHO LOVE MY PROANNA PHOTOS AND I DONT MIND IF THEY STILL USE THEM BUT IM O.V.E.R. IT! YEARS OF ANOREXIA HAS DESTROYED MY BOOBS AND BULIMIA HAS REALLY TRIED TO RUIN MY EFFING LIFE. BULIMIA HAD ME LIVING LIKE HOWARD HUGHES AT THE END OF HIS LIFE MINUS THE MORMON BUTLERS.

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