Category: Politics
The Eloi and Morlocks Representing the Outies and Innies of Severance
It’s something, to be sure, that everyone has thought about, in one form or another. The idea of being able to get “another person” to [Read More…]
The Ultimate Twenty-First Century Celebrity Luxury: “Picking and Choosing” How You Want to “Fight” Climate Change
As Jennifer Lawrence has recently made clear, we no longer live in an era where anyone (except celebrities, that is) can afford to be “neutral” [Read More…]
The “Expiry” of Elizabeth II, Or: Well, Shit–Death Really Is Real
She was one of those rare figures one never could have imagined dying. Like Putin or Cheney (because evil never dies). Elizabeth II has been [Read More…]
Now’s the Time: Abolish the Monarchy
Let’s not ignore the elephant in the room when it comes to “mourning” the queen. Because, for the better part of her reign, she was [Read More…]
Jay-Z, Champion of Capitalism as “Pulling Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps” As Opposed to System That Has Fucked Over Most of His Brethren
Capitalism and the Black community do not exactly constitute an “acceptable” (and certainly not “safe”) topic to talk about. Least of all by a white [Read More…]
Janus-Faced Politicker or Mere Pawn in the Capitalist Agenda?: Gorbachev
It’s easy for the West to say that Russia had a “complicated” relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev in that it doesn’t want to flatly admit that [Read More…]
A Woman Having a Good Time Is Always a “Threat to International Security”
With the headline cycle of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s “partying antics” winding down as people focus on new (yet old) subjects, like whether or [Read More…]
Monica Lewinsky Is Right to Shoot Her Shot at Asking Beyoncé for a Re-Record of “Partition”
Not long ago in some ways, 2013 was still a cultural moment when a person like Monica Lewinsky could continue to be mocked despite a [Read More…]
Okay But…Jennifer Aniston Has A Point
In another recent example of celebrity tone deafness (see also: “Get your fuckin’ ass up and work”), Jennifer Aniston—formerly “America’s sweetheart” material—has come under fire [Read More…]
Morrissey Should Have Been at the Jubilee to Sing “The Queen Is Dead”
While Morrissey has, over the years, often become a greater source of polarization than the monarchy itself, he is perhaps more “unapologetically British” than said [Read More…]