Category: Pop Culture
Dolce and Gabbana Continue to Attract Celebrity Invective In Wake of IVF Comments
In a celebrity-backed smear campaign started by Elton John in the wake of Dolce & Gabbana’s comment, “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is [Read More…]
Amy, Amy, Amy: The Mania Continues With New Documentary About Winehouse
July 23rd will mark the fourth year since Amy Winehouse’s untimely death at the cursed age of 27 from alcohol poisoning. The “commemorative” items that [Read More…]
Why Do We Love Sociopaths?: A Look at the Most Prominent Examples in TV
Some of television’s most beloved characters in recent history have 1) all been white men and 2) all exhibited sociopathic tendencies. The three most overt [Read More…]
Liz Lemon vs. Leslie Knope
In the battle between representative quirky women, there has always been a war between 30 Rock‘s Liz Lemon and Parks and Recreation‘s Leslie Knope. While [Read More…]
Jared Leto Cutting Off His Hair As Big a Deal as When Keri Russell Did It On Felicity
When you have a signature hairstyle as a celebrity, people tend to get very up in arms when you decide that it’s your hair, goddammit, [Read More…]
“Barbie Girl” As The Ultimate Satire on Women
“Barbie Girl,” ironically loved by women everywhere–even those who were too young to appreciate it in its time–is perhaps one the most satirical pieces of [Read More…]
Madonna Further Proves Her Commitment to the Performance in Wake of Fall at 2015 Brit Awards
It’s the fall heard ’round the internet. After making her first appearance as a performer at the Brit Awards since 1995 when she sang “Bedtime Story,” [Read More…]
Prince Harry Probably Sees Dating Emma Watson As Being With A “Commoner”
If Queen Elizabeth II thought Princess Diana was an unsuitable match for her son, Prince Charles, one wonders what she must think of her grandson, [Read More…]
Fran Lebowitz Remains True to Her Glibness Regarding the Wests’ Parenting Skills
Fran Lebowitz once said of children, “I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when [Read More…]
The Absurd Ageism Behind BBC Radio 1’s Ban on Madonna
Back in 1992, when Madonna was a mere 34 years old and already prophesying her treatment as an “old woman,” she was asked in an [Read More…]
