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The Cuntiest Disney Villains
While Disney has a somewhat sexist slant when it comes to portraying women (you’re either an angelic twit or a demonic bitch, kind of like [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Famous” Video: A Disturbing Snapshot of Modern Life
Charli XCX, who has become something of a video maven over the past year, has yet to disenchant us with her song narratives. The latest [Read More…]
Nutella No More: The Death of an Italian Candyman
If you don’t know Michele Ferrero by name, then you certainly know him by his most famous products, Nutella and Ferrero Rocher chocolates. Born in [Read More…]
Marilyn Monroe: Sultry or Drug-Addled?
There’s a fine line between sultry and drug-addled–and no one pioneered this concept better than the original blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. Her love of sedatives [Read More…]
“Like A Virgin,” Re-imagined for the Very First Time–in Venice
If one were to guess as to who would re-make one of the most controversial/upsetting to the Catholic Church Madonna songs of all-time, it’s likely [Read More…]
How Joan Jett Collaborating With Hot Topic Makes Me Feel
For me, there is no more obvious, more perfect collaboration than that of Joan Jett and Hot Topic–except for Shirley Manson and Hot Topic. Yes, [Read More…]
Reagan as a Catalyst for Great Pop Culture in the 1980s
While Ronald Reagan is not typically viewed as a “great” president who promoted a time of prosperity and free speech, it must be said that [Read More…]
The Monroe-Mansfield-Ekberg Complex
Certain types of women were born to be damaged goods. They didn’t have a prayer from the start. The primordial goddess of the wayward persona [Read More…]
A Few Things Women Can Learn From Steff in Pretty in Pink
James Spader’s fantastically misogynistic rendering of Steff in John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink may have some women wondering what they could possibly learn from him, [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s “Gods And Monsters” As a Pop Culture Doppelganger for La Dolce Vita
There is quite possibly no better movie to encapsulate the loss of innocence than La Dolce Vita. As one of Federico Fellini’s most seminal works, [Read More…]
