Month: November 2014
A Tale of Three Bettys: Hofstadt, Draper and Francis
While it is generally assumed that Don Draper is the master of reinvention on Mad Men, in truth, it is Betty Hofstadt/Betty Draper/Betty Francis. Starting [Read More…]
Ariel Pink: The Men’s Activist White Men Have Been Waiting For
Ariel Pink has been around longer than most L.A. restaurants, and yet, it is only now with the release of his thirteenth–yes thirteenth (fourteen, if [Read More…]
TV’s Best Thanksgiving Episodes
Even for the most adamant haters of Thanksgiving (see: Chandler Bing), one can always take comfort in enjoying the crème de la crème of television [Read More…]
The Most Straightforward Movie Titles of All-Time
Most films like to leave a bit to the imagination when it comes to their title. Even something as seemingly obvious as Sunset Boulevard isn’t [Read More…]
Suppression, Or A Betty Draper Thanksgiving
When it comes to the holidays, and Thanksgiving in particular, it’s important to take a fat Betty Draper/Betty Francis approach: eat daintily, if at all. [Read More…]
Mourning the Loss of the Acceptance of Maudlinness in Film (Specifically 90s Cinema)
While, at the time it was happening, the 90s appeared to be an angst-ridden, moody decade, looking back now, it seems like everyone was complaining [Read More…]
Zelda Fitzgerald: The Ideal Tumblrer
Tumblr is very much the type of thing that Zelda Fitzgerald could have used during her era of oppression as an aspiring writer. Considered an [Read More…]
Marilyn Monroe: Sultry or Drug-Addled?
There’s a fine line between sultry and drug-addled–and no one pioneered this concept better than the original blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. Her love of sedatives [Read More…]
The Song That Might Have Saved Britney From A Breakdown
After the scandal and heartache surrounding her breakup with Justin Timberlake amid the not false rumors that Britney Spears cheated on him, the pop princess [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey: The Anti-Feminist
Lana Del Rey, who once said, “For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept. I’m more interested in, you know, SpaceX [Read More…]