Category: Pop Culture
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…]
Slayyyter as Pop Culture’s New Easter Totem (As Well As the Totem for America Now)
With WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA being unanimously praised and placing in the Top 10 on the streaming charts, Slayyyter has officially arrived as “that bitch.” [Read More…]
The Way Madonna’s Presence Looms Over Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Out of all the women JFK Jr. was linked to, Madonna was undoubtedly the most “controversial.” Not just because, to Jackie O, she represented a [Read More…]
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…]
