Category: Madonna
Plebes Sue Madonna For Being Tardy to Their Milquetoast Party
As is typical of the adage about biting the hand that feeds you, a lawsuit against Madonna for taking the stage too late for her [Read More…]
Joan of Arc Remains a Fitting Metaphor for How Society Treats Its “Differents” in “Dark Ballet”
Though it may seem to those who despise the notion that it is not the meek but the weirdos who shall inherit the Earth that [Read More…]
New York Is the Flame and Madonna is the Moth in “Crave” Video
When it comes to full-circle elements in Madonna’s career, New York City always serves as the infinity symbol, forever bringing her back into its fold. [Read More…]
The Hypocrisy of How Female Performances Are Critiqued
In the classic 1991 documentary, Truth or Dare, Madonna unabashedly declared, “I know I’m not the best singer and not the best dancer, but I’m [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Future” Seems A Direct Response to Performing in Israel
Despite living in “modern” times, people still very much want to be told what’s “good” and what’s “evil,” as though the line between those two [Read More…]
“I Rise” Is The Motivational Anthem Madonna Has Been Trying to Perfect for Awhile
As far back as 1986 with True Blue‘s “Love Makes the World Go Round,” Madonna has been working toward crafting the perfect “unity” anthem. The [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Medellín” Video Is Her Most High Art Visual Rendering Since the Bedtime Stories Years
Although, unquestionably, all of Madonna’s music videos (except perhaps “Everybody”) have consistently exhibited a predilection toward her painterly influences in life (Tamara de Lempicka, Remedios [Read More…]
Let’s Take A Trip: Madonna and Maluma’s “Medellín”
Just when you thought you had the song of the summer pegged as something by Marina or Billie Eilish or Mark Ronson (feat. Lykke Li), [Read More…]
Denim Jeans and Rosary Beads: Like A Prayer at 30
Establishing a certain fondness for releasing the “serious album” in the spring (as she would later do with Ray of Light in March of 1998 [Read More…]
Madonna Takes on the Character of Her Truth or Dare Persona for 1990 Iteration of Maternalness
Sucking on her candy of choice in those days–a Mike and Ike–she says, “I think I have unconsciously chosen people that are emotionally crippled in [Read More…]
