Month: November 2016
Kanye West Cancels Rest of Tour Most Likely Because He Was Traumatized by Sacramento
Anyone who is not from Sacramento, who has not suffered the den of slack you experience the second from entering cannot possibly understand or empathize [Read More…]
L’amour Nocturne: Love is Dark as Night in Nocturnal Animals
“If you love someone, you work it out. You don’t just throw it away. You have to be very careful with it–you might not find [Read More…]
The Ghost of Kesha’s Early Career Infiltrates Britney Spears’ “Slumber Party” Video
Just when you thought Britney Spears would leave it at the “Make Me…” video in terms of promoting her last album, Glory, she goes and [Read More…]
Suffocating/Drowning in Estrogen: The Love Witch
Pop culture has been rather attuned to certain gender-related events of late–chiefly, Hillary not getting elected. Anna Biller’s sixth film, The Love Witch (a triumph [Read More…]
Some Like It Hot & Married to the Mob: Correlations
With Swing Shift and Something Wild, director Jonathan Demme established himself as a comedic force to be reckoned with in the 80s, much of his [Read More…]
Is Loving Worth It (Both Filmically and Literally)?
As the ominous force known as Donald Trump’s presidency approaches, Jeff Nichols’ Loving comes at a time when we need to be reminded just how far [Read More…]
Leonard Cohen Chose the Right Time to Check Out
Just when you thought that maybe–just maybe–2016 would leave some icons left standing, it decides to go and check Leonard Cohen’s ticket, too. That puts [Read More…]
Something to Braga About: Aquarius
In an age during which it’s lauded to eradicate the old and embrace the new (regardless of its lack of quality), the trend in real [Read More…]
A Monster Begat by Cameos: Trump Was Glorified in the Media Long Before Negative Coverage Plagued His Presidential Run
“The Donald,” a name that once sounded endearing when it came from Ivana Trump but now sounds more fittingly like the epithet of a horrific [Read More…]
Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” As Applied to the Millennial Philosophy on Working
Perhaps only a girl group sprung from the second season of X Factor could fully speak to the millennial philosophy on working, which is, in [Read More…]