Month: July 2014
Does An Obsession With Pop Culture Connote Godlessness?
The easy answer: Yes. To be without religion doesn’t mean you’re without a subject to worship. And the subject that’s most easily accessible is pop [Read More…]
The Bellow-Proust Parallel
You wouldn’t think that a Canadian Jew and a gay Frenchman would have much in common, but in the case of Saul Bellow and Marcel [Read More…]
Despite A Lust for Self-Destruction, Courtney Love Turns 50
She’s one of the last vestiges of the old school definition of a rock star: Someone who drinks, smokes, swears and wakes up some time [Read More…]
How Square Pegs is More of A Prequel to Sex and the City Than The Carrie Diaries
A story about a gawky teenager yet to find her confidence may not sound like any sort of precursor to Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and [Read More…]
Pharrell’s “Happy” as a Brainwashing Sequel to “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
It’s one of those songs that’s always on–you just can’t shake it. Even though Pharrell Williams’ annoying urging to “clap along if you think happiness [Read More…]
The Best Pieces of Pop Culture with the Word “American” In It
People love to slap the word “American” in front of their shit. I guess it just somehow makes their art seem more serious or meaningful. [Read More…]
The Celebrities Who’ve Grafted the American Flag With the Most Sophistication
There was a time when wearing American flag garb meant you were some kind of hillbilly or shit kicker. Over time, however, it’s evolved in [Read More…]
Celebrating Lindsay Lohan’s Triumph in Making It Past 27
Twenty-seven proved to be a disappointingly tame year for Lindsay Lohan. For someone who had spent most of her twenties living in a drug-addled haze [Read More…]
Why V.I.P. Is A Better Pamela Anderson Show Than Baywatch
No matter what Pamela Anderson does, she will always be seen as the busty lifeguard running down the beaches of L.A. in a tranquil frenzy. [Read More…]
The Rise of The White Female Rapper
There was a time where even black female rappers were barely taken seriously, let alone white ones. 2005 saw the first truly mainstream instance of [Read More…]