Category: Madonna
Amid Comparisons to Madonna and Michael Jackson, It’s Worth Reminding That Taylor Has Never “Ate”
As Taylor Swift continues to dominate the global conversation thanks to the Eras Tour (still not as record-shattering as the Renaissance Tour though), the comparison [Read More…]
Unlike Most Women in Music, Tony Bennett Didn’t Have to Constantly Change His Image In Order to Endure
“I was like the Madonna and the Michael Jackson of my day,” Tony Bennett once told Conan O’Brien during a 1993 interview. The notable distinction [Read More…]
Madonna Is Immortal Regardless of Any Health Scares People Pounce On to Use Against Her
If there is any star on this Earth who serves as an exemplar of being damned if you do and damned if you don’t, it’s [Read More…]
Seymour Stein: The Last of a Dying Breed
Seymour Stein was of the old school in every way. Someone who ascended the ladder of an industry by starting at the bottom and pulling [Read More…]
Like A Surgeon, Letting Perfectionism Run Amok: On the Latest Backlash Against Madonna’s Face
Anyone who sees Madonna rather regularly (perhaps better phrased as “any Madonna fan”) is likely wondering why people are acting as though this is the [Read More…]
The Only Person Who Can Have an “Eras Tour” Is Madonna (But Does That Really Mean She Should?)
The rumors have been brewing for a while now, reaching a crescendo throughout all of January as Madonna finally confirmed on the 17th that a [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Take A Bow” Video As Harbinger of Technosexuality and Obsessing Over a Simulacrum of a Person
By the time Madonna’s Bedtime Stories album came out in 1994, the postmodern era was well into effect. Indeed, one might say Madonna single-handedly created [Read More…]
Madonna Gambles on Rereleasing “Gambler”
Apropos of nothing—not even some TikTok virality bullshit—Madonna has seen fit to reissue her 1985 single, “Gambler,” for all streaming platforms. Although Madonna has been [Read More…]
Madonna Takes A Bigger Risk on Dredging Up the Sex Book in the Present
While it’s nice to see #JusticeForErotica happening after thirty years, Madonna’s decision to dredge up her accompanying project of the day, Sex, proves, perhaps more [Read More…]
Madonna’s Unwitting “Plastic Surgery Costume”: A Commentary on Class and Age
Just when you thought Madonna might not have any sense of self-awareness, she goes and does something all too meta: puts scar makeup all over [Read More…]