Month: June 2015
Regarding “Pretty Girls,” Things Between Spears & Azalea Get Ugly
Apart from the fact that the message of Britney Spears’ and Iggy Azalea’s “Pretty Girls” harkens back to a certain 1950s mentality of women, the [Read More…]
Michael Alig & the “Art” of Media Manipulation
Michael Alig’s reentry into New York City society has been more seamless than perhaps even he could have imagined. Since being released from prison for [Read More…]
Lady Gaga Unclear About the Difference Between a Gay Pride Parade and a Mariachi Festival
I guess when “ordinary,” non-symbols of gay iconography see people dressed in mariachi outfits and playing loud music, they would assume that, yes, a pride [Read More…]
The Many Ways in Which Golden Girls Was a Predecessor to Sex and the City
Although a majority of viewers have found Sex and the City to be the beginning of innovative television in the female-geared world, the Darren Starr/Michael [Read More…]
Now That Gay Marriage Is Legal, Will the Vehemence and Pride of “Being Gay” Calm Down?
While the passage of gay marriage has been a long, slow battle, and one that deserves all the attention it’s getting, one has to wonder [Read More…]
Hello? Am I The Only One Who Thought It Reeked?: The Plight of Ambular
For some people, feeling like the only one who ever seems to see reason is a rare occurrence. For others, like Amber ‘Ambular’ Mariens (Elisa [Read More…]
You Can Take My Dollar Pizza Away From Me When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Hands
The people and news outlets of New York City have a tendency to get very uppity about different causes at various points throughout the week. [Read More…]
The Appropriateness of Lana Del Rey’s Birthday Falling on Father’s Day This Year
Apart from one of her idols, Amy Winehouse, few chanteuses have been as openly into the subject of an Electra complex as Lana Del Rey. [Read More…]
The Most Fucked Up Father-Daughter Relationships
Just like a man and his mother, the relationship between a woman and her father can be quite complicated and, at times, very creepy. In [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus Brings Back the Puffy Paint Art Medium
Remember in the 80s and early 90s when making puffy paint art (on t-shirts and what have you) was a viable form of self-expression? Well, [Read More…]