Category: Madonna
“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…]
“White Mustang”: “Burning Up” Meets “Deeper and Deeper”
Because to be famous in the twenty-first century is to release little “teases” of your work on social media, most knew what to expect from [Read More…]
That Time Madonna Wrote “Push” For Guy Ritchie To Tell Herself That Him Being A Dickhead Was At Least Inspirational
In 2005, Madonna had endured her greatest physical trauma yet: falling off a horse. Naturally, because she’s Madonna, she got back on it literally and [Read More…]
Madonna’s Letter About Sharon Stone/Whitney Houston Isn’t As Much About Them As A Contempt for Public Taste
Madonna herself has been called by the most damning of her critics such usual derisive adjectives as “derivative,” “hack” and, Morrissey’s favorite, “McDonna.” Yet what [Read More…]
The Rebel Heart Tour: A Conglomerate of Madonna’s Favorite Themes
When you’re held to a certain standard the way Madonna is, grandiosity is expected as the norm on any production she puts on. Her tours [Read More…]
Why Madonna’s Film Roles Are Redeeming From a Feminist Standpoint
Madonna is not known for being a great actress–or even being an actress at all. The most people will ever give to her is Desperately [Read More…]
