Category: Pop Culture
Dawson Forever
When Dawson’s Creek first debuted in 1998, it set a new precedent for “teen drama.” One that, arguably, had been helmed by the short-lived but [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Poppi Commercial is Like Something Out of The Moment
Throughout The Moment, the “real” Charli XCX seems to want to make it abundantly clear that her biggest phobia in life after the mainstream success [Read More…]
The Only “Controversial” Thing About Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show Was Singing “NUEVAYoL” in California
From the moment Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, it was deemed “controversial” by, let’s say, certain parties. [Read More…]
The Jason Bateman/Charli XCX Exchange About Having a Child Speaks to a Continued Lack of Male Evolution in Terms of Expectations for Women
Very early on in the SmartLess episode with Charli XCX as the guest, it became clear that Jason Bateman didn’t seem to do much research [Read More…]
Macaulay Culkin’s Home Instead Commercial Tempted the Reaper, Goddammit
Although Catherine O’Hara’s career has been filled with many iconic roles, it is still, for so many, the part of “Kevin’s mom” a.k.a. Kate McCallister [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Where’s the Party” Signaled a Reaction to the Rise of Neoliberalism
While Madonna has always herself been one of the most glaring examples of a capitalist (and, perhaps even more tellingly, of the baby boomer generation [Read More…]
On How It’s Gotten So Shitty That People Are Actually Romanticizing 2016
Because there is no rhyme or reason to anything anymore, the same goes for what trends might “reanimate” at any given moment. Except the “2016 [Read More…]
Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” Announcement This Year: A PSA for Christmas’ Marriage to Capitalism
Although Mariah Carey had already announced, “It’s tiiiiiiiime!” long ago at this point, on November 1st, as actual Christmas approaches, it bears recalling just how [Read More…]
Yes, Lily Allen’s So-Called Revenge Is Obviously Also Through the “Codedness” of Some Highly Specific Interior Design References
For whatever reason, it took most people this long to grasp that part of Lily Allen’s “revenge” (a.k.a. simply telling it how it is) against [Read More…]
Reminder: Just Because Taylor Swift Got “Bot Bombarded” With Negative Commentary About “Promoting Nazi Ideas” Doesn’t Make The Life of a Showgirl Any Less, Well, Schlocky
The Swifties probably haven’t had this much of a field day with feeling validated since it was revealed that Kim Kardashian “doctored” the recording of [Read More…]
