Category: Commentary
Patriarchy Is… Bill Cosby Being Released the Same Day Britney Spears Is Denied Some Form of Freedom
As Olivia Rodrigo recently said in song form, “It’s always one step forward and three steps back.” That statement never seemed to be more apropos [Read More…]
Capitalism Is at the Root of Britney’s Downfall
Don’t get one wrong, there’s no denying that Britney Spears’ conservatorship (and the abusive nature of it) has been caused by her leeching family—namely, one [Read More…]
Regarding the Term “Daddy Issues”
There’s this long-held derisive saying. You might have heard it, particularly if you’re a man who likes to use it. It goes simply, “Oh, she’s [Read More…]
Goy Toy: Billie Eilish As A Gentile Prototype Telling People to Accept Themselves and Do What Makes Them Feel Good Doesn’t *Quite* Ring True
“‘I feel more like a woman, somehow,’ she says, surprised.” This Billie Eilish asserts of going blonde in her much talked-about British Vogue cover story. [Read More…]
The Existential Question of Our Times: Netflix or Hulu? (Baby, You Choose)
While the remix of “34+35” might not have done much to assure one’s faith in the original, it did leave an opportunity for Megan Thee [Read More…]
Europe and An Inherent Non-Predilection for “Sanitization”
Europe has so long been associated with words like “earthy” and “real” (otherwise known as: life outside of America), that it’s difficult to imagine it [Read More…]
The Pervasiveness of the Vaccine in America Has Merely Confirmed the Country’s Belief That Suffering (“Too Long”) is For Suckers
It’s among the many ironies of the U.S. that the “American work ethic” is one punctuated by long hours but little actual output (or much [Read More…]
The Zone: Closing Ceremony for Earth
On January 31st, 2020, The Zone, an interactive Britney Spears experience in a 30,000-square-foot repurposed K-Mart opened to the public. The brainchild of Jeff Delson [Read More…]
Elizabeth Hurley’s Mom Is the New Mrs. George
Even though it is, by now, in this epoch called “Thirst Trap,” the norm that daughters wield their mothers for the purpose of heightening their [Read More…]
Kinda Bougie For Santa to Assume Everyone Has a Fireplace
The old myth never dies. Not even in pandemic times. Santa can really only deliver his goods through a chimney, which means, naturellement, a fireplace. [Read More…]
