The Betty Broderick Story: A Study in Gaslighting and Its Psychological Effects
“Maybe he was afraid,” Berger’s friend tells Carrie. Carrie returns, “Interesting, how so?” His friend notes, “Women can get really angry.” Carrie retorts, “Well I [Read More…]
Ellie Goulding Channels Hard Candy Promo Vibes in “Love I’m Given”
In what still remains one of Madonna’s less loved and remembered photo sessions in promotion of a record, the motif of 2008’s Hard Candy is [Read More…]
Mariah Carey Resuscitates “Killing Me Softly” With Ms. Lauryn Hill on “Save the Day”
In promotion of Mariah Carey’s upcoming October release, The Rarities (her eighth compilation album–‘cause she knows how to milk the Lambily for their dough), the [Read More…]
Diego Maradona: Napoli’s Twentieth Century Folk Hero & The Shakespearean Tragedy of His Game Against the Very City He Helped Reinvigorate
“My only pleasure this afternoon was in discovering the Italians in Milan have stopped being racists: today, for the first time, they supported the Africans.” [Read More…]
Kiesza Trades 90s Dance For 80s Pop on Crave
Although not a total departure from her 2014 debut, Sound of A Woman, it’s clear that while Kiesza was on hiatus, she began to veer [Read More…]
“The Junk Mail” Shows Why Everyone Suddenly So Concerned About USPS Now Shouldn’t Have Been A Dick To It Before
How ironic, looking back, that the founding of the Post Office (the only governmental agency specifically mentioned within the U.S. Constitution) should stem from the [Read More…]
There’s Only One Way to Release Guilt in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
What is it to want love so badly you’ll go to obscene, self-destructive lengths to get it? Martha Ivers (Janis Wilson/Barbara Stanwyck)–who frequently expresses a [Read More…]
The Lions of “Like A Virgin”
From the moment the paws of the lion co-starring in the “Like A Virgin” video skip to the beat of the signature keyboard notes, one [Read More…]
The “Levitating” Remix Video Might Not Feature Madonna, But It Does Have a Very Specific “Who’s That Girl” Reference
While the presence of “randos” in music videos feels like an ever-diminishing notion (apart from Kylie Jenner in “WAP”) with stymying COVID restrictions, back in [Read More…]
The Rental: A Tailored-to-the-Moment Cautionary Tale About Not Staying Anywhere Outside of Your Own Home
It is said that all human interaction should be built upon trust, but one wonders of late if perhaps the millennial generation has taken that [Read More…]