The Theory That We Are All In Some Version of David Fincher’s The Game Right Now
Of course, like any closed off, impossibly callous person, Nicholas van Orton (Michael Douglas) suffered an unforgettable trauma in his childhood: bearing witness to the [Read More…]
Glimmers of the “Old” Strokes, Like the “Old” New York, Still Fail to Capture A Certain Magic On The New Abnormal
For some reason or other, one of the many details that seems to be forgotten about The Strokes and how they came to “be” is [Read More…]
Just in Time For the End of Aries Season, Gorillaz Unveil New Order-Infused Track of Same Name
As Gorillaz soldier on with their intended 2020 project called Song Machine, the latest offering from what will turn into a collection of songs and [Read More…]
Selena Gomez’s “Boyfriend” Echoes the Sentiment, “If This Is The End, I Want A Boyfriend”
Trying to find ways to repurpose “old” material instead of working on something new during this period of quarantine, Selena Gomez has released a video [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #6: Architectural Digest Dropping Drake’s Mansion Photos When We’re All Trapped Inside In Our Respective Shittaytay
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies in pop culture… and all that it affects. While celebrities [Read More…]
Was Fiona Apple Just Attempting to Self-Quarantine the Whole Time in “Criminal”?
In 1997, self-quarantining was essentially the norm for the suburban teenager. A role Fiona Apple plays to angst-ridden perfection (because, yes, people in their twenties [Read More…]
Empress Of Reaches Björk-Inspired Apex on I’m Your Empress Of
Five years after the release of her debut, Me (a generic title, but no more so than someone like Ariana Grande’s, with Yours Truly), her [Read More…]
Grimes’ Latest Music Video “Gimmick” Is A Foretelling of the Entertainment Industry’s Future
As a longtime champion of the DIY and carving out what the “Grimes brand” meant to her–especially as she put all the work into it [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #5: Lindsay Lohan Is Still Staging “Comebacks” Centered Around “Letting Go” of the Past (When the Past Is the Only Thing That’s Still Kept Her Afloat)
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies in pop culture… and all that it affects. Every time [Read More…]
“You Want a Dorito?” How The Doom Generation Captured the American Ability to File Away Trauma
If anyone has ever mastered the art of disaffection and its immortalization in the pop culture oeuvre, it’s Generation X. Or what Gregg Araki billed [Read More…]