Category: Pop Culture
What We Talk About When We Talk About Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Branded Love for Tiffany’s
It’s a delicate subject. Speaking “ill” of Beyoncé (but we must remember that even the “gods” are capable of frailty). Jay-Z, not so much. You [Read More…]
Madonna Reinvigorates “Bitch I’m Loca” with a Remix in Support of Her Musicians on Musicians Cover with Maluma
“Bitch, I’m—uhhh!” It sounds a lot like a throwback to the moments in “Erotica” when Madonna sings in ecstasy, “I’ll teach you how to—uh uh [Read More…]
Jared Leto Being “Teargassed” In Rome: Karmic Retribution for House of Gucci?
Truth be told, a lot of casual passersby have been “teargassed” in their day. Shit, if you were in any French city at the height [Read More…]
Kim Kardashian on SNL: Familial Betrayal is a Tale as Old as the Bible
When one is a member of the Kardashian-Jenner juggernaut, it becomes harder and harder to stay relevant in the headlines. After all, is there anything [Read More…]
Wasted Latex: Madonna’s Brush With The Matrix
Madonna is known to casually drop bombs in interviews over the past few years in a manner that’s all very, “Oh what, you didn’t know?” [Read More…]
Make Money First, “Do Art” Later: Madonna’s Madame X Theatre Tour Gets the Concert Video Treatment
The more time has gone on, the more Madonna can rely on self-referential material. Not only to reinvigorate it and apply it to the present, [Read More…]
Britney Taking Up the Ashley O Mantle with Nine Inch Nails
It’s been pointed out a number of times at this juncture that Britney Spears’ conservatorship nightmare eerily mimics some of the key plot points of [Read More…]
The Continued Alignment of Diana and Britney: Controlling Britney Spears and the Trailer for Spencer
While one might merely chalk it up to coincidence that the full-length trailer for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer should be released right around the same day [Read More…]
Bob Ross and the Late Twentieth Century Commercialization of Art
The 1980s, in many ways, was the decade responsible for establishing the modern obsession with commercializing art (see: Patrick Nagel). As such, it can be [Read More…]
Nicki Minaj’s Vaccine Snafu: Well, At Least No One Can Accuse the Public This Time of Being Sexist Re: Their Ability to Separate the Artist From the Work
“Part of our strategy from the beginning has been to engage with people who have questions, and answer those questions,” White House press secretary Jen [Read More…]
