“Happy Loner” Video Shows Loners as They Truly Are: Locked in the Vacuum of Their Mind
While it is said that everyone is trapped inside the prison of their own mind, perhaps that statement rings far truer for the loner. More [Read More…]
MARINA Enriches Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land with a Deluxe Edition
As ten tracks felt entirely too short for an album one didn’t want to end, MARINA has been kind enough to release a deluxe edition [Read More…]
With the Official Death of BlackBerry, “BBM Baby” Reminds of a Simpler Technological Time
BlackBerry, at last, has allowed its lingering smartphones to “go dim” (not RIM). It’s a rather historical moment in technology, as it’s yet another example [Read More…]
good 4 u “abcdefu”: GAYLE’s Path Is Echoing Olivia Rodrigo’s
While she might not have ever been a Disney star, there’s something about GAYLE that mirrors the meteoric rise of Olivia Rodrigo based on one [Read More…]
When You Think Your Mother’s a Bitch, Remember That Motherhood Is One: The Lost Daughter
Obscure, dark, murky. These are the words that more fittingly translate from the title of Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel La Figlia Oscura. In translation, it [Read More…]
A New, More Believable Harold and Maude: Licorice Pizza
It’s something few directors can do—keep a viewer engaged throughout a long, meandering story that ultimately brings one back to the start. The start, in [Read More…]
Open Your Heart to May-December Romance: Madonna’s Love of Licorice Pizza
It’s no secret that Madonna has mentioned on numerous occasions in the past that she often finds herself drawn to younger men post-Guy Ritchie because [Read More…]
Lieutenant Dan: New Year’s Eve Mascot Extraordinaire
Over the course of recent years (namely 2020), Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise) from Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump has become something of a cult hero, a [Read More…]
Katy Perry Gives Us A Part Deux to “Never Really Over” With “When I’m Gone”
Just as Britney Spears gave us “Work Bitch” to coincide with the arrival of her Las Vegas residency, Piece of Me, now, too Katy Perry [Read More…]
Insecure Becomes Its Most Sex and the City Yet
Although it would be deemed sacrilege by most women (Black or otherwise) to reduce Insecure to being “another Sex and the City” (when, in fact, [Read More…]
