Mare of Easttown’s (Non-Supernatural) Twin Peaks Feels
The rave reviews for Mare of Easttown are, of course, unsurprising considering how Kate Winslet refuses to participate in any project that won’t get the [Read More…]
Anita Is Estella and Cruella Is Baroness in 1996’s 101 Dalmatians
The Devil Wears Prada angle of Cruella might, for many, be seen as “new” in terms of approaching the world of Cruella de Vil, but [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #38: The Antithetical Act of Lady Gaga—“LGBTQIA+ Ally” and “Bona Fide New Yorker”—Appearing on Friends: The Reunion
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
Two Emmas, Two-Tone Hair: Duality is the Word in Cruella
Everyone has been wondering for some time now how Disney would manage to make a sympathetic origin story about a puppy-skinning fiend. Cruella de Vil [Read More…]
Unabashed White Parade That Makes No Acknowledgement of Some Glaring Issues: Friends: The Reunion
We knew, of course, that any “reunion” (a.k.a. a payout opportunity of 2.5 million dollars each) with the cast of Friends was bound to be, [Read More…]
Girls5eva De-glamorizes Late 90s/Early 00s Pop for a Tragicomic Effect
If anyone can get “complicated,” niche comedies greenlit, its executive producing duo Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. And while Girls5eva has the Fey stamp of [Read More…]
Britney Spears, A Drink Called “The Slave” and the Ever-Mounting Complication With “I’m A Slave 4 U”
Because Britney Spears continues to be a commodifiable resource well-past her “prime” in the 00s, even the most Podunk of places can find a way [Read More…]
A Certain Foreshadowing Re: Britney Spears Auditioning for the Part of a Woman Who Ends Up Developing Dementia
Despite the information being well-trodden at this juncture, we all know by now that everything old can be made new again. So it is that [Read More…]
“Sun Goes Down” and Yes, Daddy: Two Pop Cultural Moments That Prove Growing Up With Religious Rhetoric Still Leads to Gay Repression and Lifelong Trauma
In the past week, two significant releases have occurred in the gay pantheon. One has been slightly more under the radar than Lil Nas X’s [Read More…]
Lil Nas X Is In Good Wardrobe Malfunction Company
Over the years, pop culture has seen fit to provide plenty of illustrious wardrobe malfunctions—particularly in the schadenfreude-loving epoch of social media. On his now [Read More…]
