Adele’s Amazon Commercial Opts for Home Alone 2 Pigeon Lady/Love Actually Homage
Wilson Phillips told us long ago to “hold on for one more day,” but now, apparently, we need Adele to tell us to as well—being [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Ultra 80s, Girls Just Want to Have Fun-esque “New Shapes” Video
Charli XCX has never kept her love of the 80s (and therefore the decade’s influence on her work) a secret. With the sonic landscape of [Read More…]
On the Inside But Still on the Outside: Spencer
“A fable from a true tragedy,” cautions the caption of the first frame from Pablo Larraín’s much-anticipated “biopic” of Princess Diana, called simply: Spencer. With [Read More…]
Lorde’s Video for “Fallen Fruit”: A Missed Opportunity in Significantly Evoking What the Song is All About
Does staring “thoughtfully” into the camera really “mean something” anymore? Lorde seems to think so. That it’s all that’s required to get across the message [Read More…]
Sandie and Britney: Last Night in Soho Calls Out How Women with Entertainment Aspirations Are Automatically Assumed to Be “Prostitution Material”
Britney, too, just wanted to sing. That was her big dream. Much like Sandie’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho. What no [Read More…]
The Continued Wake-Up Call About Celebrity Worship and How Astroworld Proves “Stay at Home” is Forever Relevant
Although, with the “passage” of 2020 (which is never really over and has become something of an Overlook Hotel situation for us all), everyone wanted [Read More…]
Kylie Jenner Lets Them Eat Cake by Posting Photo of Ambulance Showing Up on Her Instagram, Tries to Backpedal With “Thoughts and Prayers”
Part of the prerequisite for “transcending” into a billionaire is that you have to surrender any part of what might be left of your beating [Read More…]
Last Night in Paris
As Edgar Wright’s latest film, Last Night in Soho, gains the praise it deserves, one can’t help but reflect on how Wright is tapping into [Read More…]
“Kiss of Life” Is Another Kiss of Death For Kylie Minogue’s Disco Stylings
Kylie Minogue might be trying her best to resuscitate the decided artistic flop that was Disco (tailored to an older gay gentleman imagining himself to [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “New Shapes” Featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polacheck Has 80s Janet Jackson All Over It
Apart from Britney Spears, Charli XCX is one of the few white female pop stars to realize Janet Jackson has been a more untapped reserve [Read More…]
