Category: Pop Culture
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Obsessed” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” As Companion Pieces
Just as Olivia Rodrigo’s “Obsessed,” a bonus track from the Guts (Spilled) edition of her sophomore album, is focused on the “three’s a crowd” theme, [Read More…]
As Charlize Theron’s J’Adore Era Comes to An End, Rihanna and Dior Have “Capitalism on the Brain”
There’s nothing Rihanna won’t do these days—except, of course, release new music. As such, for her latest foray into the world of high fashion (including [Read More…]
A Timeline of Lily Allen and the Puppy Backlash
It all began, as most of Lily Allen’s controversies of late, with a glib comment on a podcast. More specifically, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver’s [Read More…]
On Carrie Bradshaw Developing the Idea for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Although it’s easy to shit on Sex and the City in the present, there are occasional moments in the show when one realizes how truly [Read More…]
Chappell Roan’s Attempt to “Gen Z-ify” Fame By Setting “Healthy Boundaries” (Via the Shame Game)
While some might think that “Gen Z-ifying” fame refers to how virality through TikTok is the only way to become a “star” (with no staying [Read More…]
Charli XCX Doing A Skims Ad Campaign Is More Crash Than Brat
During one of her many interviews about Brat, Charli XCX mentioned being committed to whatever “character”/“persona” she’s trying on for her album of the moment. [Read More…]
Madonna’s Satan Year
It seems fitting that this is the year Madonna turns sixty-six—her “Satan year,” as it were. After all, satanic panic is chic again, what with [Read More…]
Blake Lively Shows Where Her Millennial-Oriented Loyalties Are By Donning A Signature Britney Dress, Britney Swings Her Dick in Response
Even if Ryan Reynolds insisted upon wielding NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” (and its signature choreo) as the song for the opening scene of Deadpool and [Read More…]
The Darkness Surrounding Taylor Swift of Late
As the news of Taylor Swift’s three canceled dates in Vienna over an elaborate terrorist plot make the rounds, it seems a general “dark pall” [Read More…]
Trump Brings Back the Worst of the 80s
Although some could argue that Ronald Reagan’s oppressive regime in the 1980s is part of what fueled better pop culture than the schlock of the [Read More…]
