Category: Pop Culture
The Fan/Performer Dynamic Keeps Getting Decidedly More Employer/Employee
It used to seem so glamorous to be an “entertainer.” Yet even that word has connotations of being like a monkey with cymbals, “programmed” to [Read More…]
Tony Bennett: The Model Italian-American (Or At Least Less Affronting Than Most)
As a second generation Italian-American (with his mother, Anna Suraci, born right after his grandmother arrived in the U.S.), Tony Bennett had the potential to [Read More…]
Wham!—The Music Duo and the Documentary—Reminds That Pop Music Was Never Frivolous
It’s easy to write Wham! off, even to this day, as another “embarrassing” 80s pop group. Their preppy, often neon attire, combined with Hair As [Read More…]
Britney Is Once Again Humiliated and Painted as the “Crazy” One–This Time Just For Trying to Be a Fangirl
For those who have followed the latest in an endlessly bizarre series of celebrity news items, perhaps the most unexpected of late has been Britney [Read More…]
“I Keep My Side of the Street Clean”—Not!: Taylor Swift’s Garbage (Not to Be Confused With Taylor Swift Is Garbage)
Like most things that the hoi polloi are expected to endure/“deal with,” celebrities and the otherwise wealthy are not. For someone of Taylor Swift’s caliber [Read More…]
Madonna Is Immortal Regardless of Any Health Scares People Pounce On to Use Against Her
If there is any star on this Earth who serves as an exemplar of being damned if you do and damned if you don’t, it’s [Read More…]
Bebe Rexha Hardly Has the Best Fuckin’ Night of Her Life (But It Might Be For Her Career)
Although it should go without saying by now, it’s clear that New York continues to be the source of all pain. Just ask “hometown heroine” [Read More…]
The Birth of Lana Del Rey’s Nepo Daddy
God might have created Adam, but Lana Del Rey (“God” to many fans) created Rob Grant. At least in his current incarnation as “musician.” While [Read More…]
Battle For the Most Powerful Geriatric Seed: On Robert De Niro and Al Pacino’s Late-in-Life Fatherhoods
Forget about Al Pacino and Robert De Niro’s history of de facto acting rivalry because they happen to be two Italian Americans who often vie [Read More…]
Madonna Taps Into The Sentiments of Her Pre-Fame Drive on “Popular” With The Weeknd and Playboi Carti
Like Madonna’s 2018 collaboration with Quavo and Cardi B on “Champagne Rosé,” “Popular” marks another unexpected trifecta in terms of musical partnerships for the Queen [Read More…]
