Category: Pop Culture
Lily Dabblin’: On Allen’s Departure from Miss Me?
Ever since Lily Allen “unofficially” stopped making music on a consistent basis in 2014, with the release of her third album, Sheezus (a title that [Read More…]
Madonna’s Influence Once Again Makes Itself Known in the Work of Sabrina Carpenter—This Time Via Her 2025 VMA Performance
Just when you think Sabrina Carpenter might be taking a break from her busy schedule of making Madonna references (whether doing her interpretation of M [Read More…]
Apart from Sabrina Carpenter, the 2025 VMAs Keeps It Pretty Tame (and Straight)
Perhaps it was only right that Doja Cat should kick off the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of her lead single from [Read More…]
Cape Fear: The Madonna and Armani Dust-Up
Upon Giorgio Armani’s death, at the age of ninety-one, on September 4th (much to Beyoncé’s dismay), the usual outpouring of celebrity condolences arrived. But one [Read More…]
The Return of Smoking Aligns With the Return of Retro Practices in General
It’s a “trend” (read: way of life) many have been noticing for the past couple of years: smoking. Its steady rise back into mainstream culture [Read More…]
War of the Denim Brands Trying to Play Up the 2000s (a More Marked Time of White Supremacy BTW) Instead of “Great Jeans”
Ever since Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle got it so wrong with their jeans ad, it’s been a free-for-all of shade-throwing on the ad campaign [Read More…]
Charlotte York: Not Necessarily the OG Practitioner of Shrekking, But Definitely the Most Successful Example of the Intended Result
Like “delulu” or “skibidi,” there seems to be no shortage of unexpected and (brainrot-inspired) slang words cropping up in the mainstream (and hell, even being added [Read More…]
Alex Consani’s Declaration, “Being in a Relationship is Fun, But, Like, So Much Work,” Is Indicative of a Much Bigger Zeitgeist in Dating and Monogamy (RIP)
Although Amelia Dimoldenberg has had many guests on for Chicken Shop Date this year, among the most memorable still remains Alex Consani. Not just because she has [Read More…]
When It Comes to Her Father-Daughter Dynamic, It’s Just as Madonna Once Said: “Life Is a Circle”
There was a time in Madonna’s life when it probably would have been unfathomable (mostly for Madonna herself) to imagine having a close relationship with [Read More…]
Whether It’s Pointed or a Coincidence, Beyoncé Releases the Final Chapter in Her Levi’s Jeans Campaign in the Immediate Wake of the Sydney Sweeney Has Great “Jeans” Controversy
Jeans are apparently all the rage (to sell) these days. A truly hot commodity. Even when advertised…questionably. As American Eagle decided to do with their [Read More…]
