When Ace of Base Wrote A Prophecy About Britney
While some have already moved on from the revelations of Britney Spears’ June 23rd conservatorship testimony (a date that will live on in pop culture [Read More…]
Prom As Fame Allegory: “Drowned World/Substitute For Love” and Sour Prom
Olivia Rodrigo might have been caught overtly copying Courtney Love’s aesthetic choices of late, but there was a moment in the pop ingenue’s Sour Prom—a [Read More…]
“Lucky” Is Too Real Right Now
While there are number of songs and specific Britney lyrics that feel decidedly all “too real” now (including the evermore problematic “I’m A Slave 4 [Read More…]
Courtney Love Again Proves That Female Solidarity Can Often Be Hooey, Or: Check Ya Fuckin’ Manners, Gen Z
Courtney Love is one of the few who have not “gone soft with age.” And bless her for it, because it proves that contempt for [Read More…]
On Being An OG and Trying to Make “Fun” Happen in New York
Madonna, a bona fide OG of the era in New York that people still most romanticize—the 80s—has been unable to avoid trying to recapture the [Read More…]
Can A Record Really Be Called Planet Her When Dr. Luke Is Involved?
Doja Cat has been problematic for a while now, yet, like all problematic “things” that happen to churn out bops, we prefer to ignore these [Read More…]
(Wet Ass) Pussy (Allusions) Galore: Doja Cat’s “You Right” Video
Although Doja Cat has been doing her best to show us snapshots of a planet called Her (apparently the backlot of Chromatica is on loan), [Read More…]
Capitalism Is at the Root of Britney’s Downfall
Don’t get one wrong, there’s no denying that Britney Spears’ conservatorship (and the abusive nature of it) has been caused by her leeching family—namely, one [Read More…]
Britney Ran So Younger Generations Could Smoke Joints Onstage
Among the seemingly infinite number of comments that stood out during Britney Spears’ June 23rd testimony regarding her conservatorship, one that rang especially true was [Read More…]
In Many Ways, It Could Have Just As Easily Been Amy Winehouse or Lindsay Lohan Who Got Slapped With a Conservatorship At the Height of Mid-00s Witch Hunts Persecuting “Good Time Girls”
When examining just how arbitrary “destiny” can be, it’s easy to retrospectively remark upon how Britney Spears was a victim not just of her own [Read More…]
