The magazine describes the “White Lotus” actress as a Stan and gives a detailed account on her choice of merchandise in the “Mom’s Spaghetti” pop-up in New York.
The article is published in the December issue with the headline ““Stan” Stan”. The online version got the title “Meghann Fahy Stans Out Over Eminem”. The genre of this piece is a little bit confusing but is certainly interesting as a perspective on Marshall’s legacy from a demographic not usually associated with the world of hip hop. What can we learn from a visit of an American actress starring in the HBP’s dramedy to a space dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the biggest hip hop epic in history?
Here are some notable quotes:
Fahy considers herself to be an Eminem connoisseur. Her go-to karaoke song is “Stan,” a menacing epic about an abusive loner who is obsessed with a famous rapper. “It’s not his fastest song,” Fahy said. “But I do think, from a storytelling perspective, it is one of his best.” She explained that Eminem karaoke was less obnoxious than the alternative.
Ciara Benko, the pop-up’s publicist, asked Fahy about the first time she saw “8 Mile.” “Oh, it was in 2002, and I had, like, a sexual awakening,” Fahy said. “My friend and I had to watch it in a closet, because we were not supposed to be watching it.”
Near the exit, Fahy made a beeline for the gift shop. “I lo-o-ove merch,” she said. She picked up a vinyl copy of the film’s soundtrack. “Does it have the rap battles on it?” she asked. She caressed a T-shirt promoting a showdown between B-Rabbit and his nemesis, Papa Doc. She bought two, one for herself and one for Leo Woodall, a British actor she befriended while in Sicily filming “The White Lotus.” “We lived there for, like, two and a half months, and we all hung out with each other a ton, because it was like a ghost town,” she said. (They filmed during the island’s off-season.) She and Woodall bonded as fellow Slim Shady stans. “He can do all the freestyles from the film!”
By the way, pasta with vegan ‘Rabbit’ balls did not impress Meghann. “It was pretty mediocre,” she said. “But, also, I kind of wanted it to be?”
You can read the article in full here.
