Category: Pop Culture
Madonna Goes All in on Recycling the Confessions on a Dance Floor Era for her World Cup Halftime Performance
There’s a reason Madonna was chosen as the first act to take the “stage” at the MetLife Stadium on July 19th for the first ever [Read More…]
It Says Something That Even Madonna Wants to Revisit the 2000s
As many have continued to point out in their reviews of Confessions II, it’s, like, “a big deal and stuff” that Madonna is willing to [Read More…]
To an Extent, Brenda Fricker’s Life Was on Par with the Pigeon Lady’s Own Tragic Backstory in Home Alone 2
Despite Brenda Fricker’s long list of film, television and theater credits, for the most part (and especially to those in the U.S.), she will forever [Read More…]
Bonnie Tyler: More Than “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
As the obituaries for Bonnie Tyler rolled in after her July 8th death (due to ongoing complications stemming from a perforated intestine), the most common [Read More…]
Despite a Total Lack of Subtlety in Her Bath & Body Works Commercial, Hilary Duff Is Winning the “Millennial Spokesperson” Title in a Quieter Way Than Lindsay Lohan
On the heels of Lindsay Lohan releasing a Chime commercial that calls out younger millennials “officially turning thirty” (as she herself turned forty on July [Read More…]
To Mark Turning 40, Lindsay Lohan Leans Further Into the Idea of Being a “Millennial Mascot” (While Also Reminding Others That They’re Turning 30)
Perhaps even more than Paris Hilton (which is really saying something), the “millennial icon” that has most overtly and vehemently aligned herself with “being millennial” [Read More…]
Madonna Adds New Lore to Her NYC Arrival Story (And It Of Course Involves Frida Kahlo)
Madonna has been in a very “looking back” kind of mood in the months that have led up to the release of Confessions II. After [Read More…]
Why Marilyn Matters More Than Ever
On what would have marked Norma Jeane Baker a.k.a. Marilyn Monroe’s one hundredth birthday, it seems as if the simultaneously maligned (particularly when she was [Read More…]
Samantha Jones Would Call the Nipple Trend “So Yesterday” At This Point
Because everything in pop culture, one way or another, goes back to Sex and the City, it was probably inevitable that something at the Met [Read More…]
The “House Tour” Video: Further Signs of a Trend Among the Rich to Appear “Anti-Capitalist” (If Only Because It’s Chic)
Sabrina Carpenter’s latest music video, “House Tour,” is indicative of a larger trend in mainstream pop culture. One that seeks to lambast the rich by [Read More…]
