Lorde Sells a “Non-Product” to “Help” the Environment, Not Seeming to Realize How Indicative That is of Our Current Problem
In a new tradition of trying to “make things better” by still working within the very system that makes it all so terrible, Lorde has [Read More…]
Olivia Rodrigo’s “brutal” Video Reminds That Capitalism Creates the Conditions in Which Nothing Can Ever Be New
Early on in her still germinal career, Olivia Rodrigo was accused of copying, well, quite a few people. The pastiche overload this “Gen Z representative” [Read More…]
Jay Gatsby-Approved: Reminiscence
Maybe what feels unique about Reminiscence is that it’s the first dystopian neo-noir in an era when it’s categorically impossible to deny that we’re living [Read More…]
Armond Is The Poster Child for Middle Management Hell
Among the many unforgettable moments that transpired in Mike White’s latest series, The White Lotus, the character of Armond (Murray Bartlett) himself is possibly the [Read More…]
Walden Transcends Into “Lorden”: Solar Power
With its dreamy, drugged out opening, “The Path,” Lorde makes it clear that she is on a very Lana Del Rey path (paved in part [Read More…]
Class Is In Session: The White Lotus
Picking up where the motif of his last HBO effort, Enlightened, left off (in terms of the “wellness” aspect), Mike White brings us another scathing [Read More…]
Lorde Didn’t Get the Memo: Britney Already Has A Song Called “Mood Ring” (And It’s Better)
Apparently there’s a new trend afoot where post-00s “icons” steal titles from bona fide 00s icons. For, on the heels of Lizzo and Cardi B [Read More…]
New Madonna Is Better Than Old Madonna
There is a joke made in season one of Flack when addict/publicist Robyn (Anna Paquin) is trying to come up with ways to make her [Read More…]
Thanks for Being Holier Than Thou: The Cinematic Gods Smiled Upon A League of Their Own When Debra Winger Backed Out Because Madonna Joined the Cast
In 1992, Madonna had quite a few “failures” under her belt. Specifically filmic ones. After her success with 1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan, in which many [Read More…]
Philadelphia As the True Main Character of Blow Out
While New York City might have been the town deemed “America’s seediest” in the 1980s, one shouldn’t overlook just how much Philadelphia lived up to [Read More…]
