Ariana Grande Adopts Many Positions on New Album, Mainly that of Brandy’s and Other Assorted 90s R&B
It’s ironic, really, that Brandy should release her seventh record the same year as Ariana Grande decides to completely tweak her voice to become the [Read More…]
Five Years Later, It’s Easy To See The Quarantine Vibes of Adele’s “Hello”
Five years ago, which now somehow feels like twenty, Adele graced us with the first single from what was her third album, 25–reportedly the last [Read More…]
North’s Friesian Horses Redux
While seven years old isn’t exactly a milestone for any child, when you’re North West, it apparently warrants your very own Friesian horse. This is [Read More…]
An Amalgam of 00s Tabloid Stars Makes the Case for a Lack of Feminine Agency in Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity From Popular Culture
Perhaps the most grim of realities are best expressed by puppets (via stop-motion animation, in this case). Filmmaker Nicole Brending likely knew that harsh truths [Read More…]
Hocus Pocus Still Accents the Reality That People Would Rather Be The “Pretty Girl”
Although Sarah Jessica Parker may have naturally crone-like features, she was the obvious “pretty girl” of the Hocus Pocus trio when the movie came out [Read More…]
Sofia Coppola’s Integrity Goes On the Rocks After Her Foray Into Later Woody Allen Territory
It was only last year that A Rainy Day in New York, with its wet behind the ears perspective of the city, graced foreign theaters [Read More…]
Lightning Strikes Twice: Borat Sequel Packs As Much of a Punch As Original in Showing Americans For What They Are
Many moons ago, during a period called the Bush administration, people believed America couldn’t possibly become more parody-able than when Borat first showed up in [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s “Positions” Celebrates the Multifacetedness of Women in the Spirit of Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch”
It was Beyoncé that pointed out to us all in 2011 with “Run the World (Girls)” just, who, exactly is in control, and here in [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #26: The Belief That Telling “Fatima” To Give Up the Ghost of A Life Pursuing Her Art Is New or Outrageous
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Regina George Fucked The World, Or: Popular Girls Should Be Deemed Losers For Promoting Fossil Fuels
It is the high school trope that any girl who is popular has a car, and, obviously, the most au courant model, to boot, depending [Read More…]