Category: Pop Culture
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…]
Beyoncé’s Most Political Year Yet
Beyoncé has been on her “Yeehaw, America!” tip from the very start of the year. With a country music album (Cowboy Carter) and a cover [Read More…]
Kamala Harris Takes Us Back To 2016 With Her Campaign Song Choice For A Pointed Reason
In sharp contrast to, say, Ronald Reagan using Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” during his 1984 campaign against the singer’s will and with a [Read More…]
It’s All Coming Back to the Audience Now, Or: Céline Dion: The Ultimate Athlete at the Olympics
During the opening of I Am: Céline Dion, the gut-wrenching, Irene Taylor-directed documentary about the singer’s rare medical condition, Stiff Person Syndrome, an interview with [Read More…]
“Ride” and The Bikeriders: An Obvious Match
Although Jeff Nichols’ latest film, The Bikeriders, is absolutely correct in wielding The Shangri-Las’ “Out in the Streets” as the constant musical refrain throughout the [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s Fenway Park Show As Analogy for the Current State of the U.S.
On June 20th (incidentally, the eve of the chanteuse’s birthday), Lana Del Rey belatedly took the stage at Fenway Park for what would mark her [Read More…]
A Mean Girl With “Complexity”: Cressida Bitchface
It is both a difficult and rare thing to lend something like “depth” to the proverbial mean girl. More often than not, it simply isn’t [Read More…]
“Please Please Please” As A Theme Song For Britney Spears’ Dating History
Perhaps of all the celebrity women who can relate to a song like Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please,” Britney Spears is the most equipped to [Read More…]
SATC’s “Hot Child in the City” Predicted the Current Millennial/Gen Z “Mindset Swap”
As a show that gets continually reassessed in a harsh light with every “years later” rewatch, a batch of Gen Zers recently viewing Sex and [Read More…]
