Category: Pop Culture
Madonna and the Wheelchair Debacle
While many things unrelated to the remarkable nature of the tour itself have made headlines (including a certain tumble in Seattle) since Madonna kicked off [Read More…]
For Taylor Swift, “God I Love the English” No Longer Applies
Having recently opted for “all-American boy” Travis Kelce, it seems the days of Swift’s fetish for British men are over. Though, for a while there, [Read More…]
Madonna’s Emotional Speech in Detroit is Rife With Boomerisms
Despite Madonna constantly being called “old,” few people seem to immediately brand her as “boomer,” the very generation she hails from. For some reason, Madonna [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Takes A Joke Too Seriously Again
Although no one can really say that Jo Koy’s monologue during the intro to the 2024 Golden Globes was exactly “bangin’”—filled as it was with [Read More…]
On the Grinch Finally Being Vindicated For His Misanthropy
In the past couple of years, some variation on a meme that goes, “The older I get, the more I understand why the Grinch wanted [Read More…]
Taylor Gets “Imma Let You Finish’d” Again With Accusation of Her Being Unworthy for Time Person of the Year
Once again, Taylor Swift has dominated the conversation and, once again, a large part of that conversation is whether or not she “deserves” something. In [Read More…]
Crossroads and Britney Spears As Unwilling Method Actor
Of all the films Britney Spears could have “gone all Method” for, a “frothy” (but actually fundamentally deep) teen road movie called Crossroads probably wouldn’t [Read More…]
Madonna Sr., Martin Burgoyne and World AIDS Day
Anyone who has even the most cursory knowledge of Madonna ought to know by now that her mother, Madonna Fortin Ciccone Sr., died when she [Read More…]
After the Rio de Janeiro Debacle, Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Continues to Accent the Idea Not Only is Concert-Going An Extreme Sport, But That Fans Are Peons and Their Idols Are Aristocrats
For most Americans, the stadium tour “experience” is already something of a nightmare/competitive sport. And yes, concert-going in general has become more competitive in the [Read More…]
The Celebration Tour: Madonna’s Shelved Biopic Reanimates in the Form of a Pop-Theater Concert
Among the many memorable statements Madonna made throughout 1991’s Truth or Dare, the one that stuck out most, in terms of characterizing the Blond Ambition [Read More…]
