Writing Is My Erection: Quills
While the Marquis de Sade’s life needs no great embellishment to make it interesting, it certainly benefited from the creative liberties of Philip Kaufman’s 2000 [Read More…]
Wonder Woman 1984: When Jafar Gets Hold of the Genie Bottle or Jim Carrey Becomes God
“No true hero is born from lies.” This is the piece of advice given to young Diana Prince a.k.a. Wonder Woman at the outset of [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s “Just Like Magic” Is Actually A Song About White Girl Privilege
For those who might have forgotten based on an ever-darkening spray tan, Ariana Grande is white. It’s easy to overlook this fact the darker her [Read More…]
Lo Vas a Olvidar: No One Can Let It Go… That Billie Eilish and Rosalía Have Finally Collaborated
After documenting her interest in working with Rosalía, it’s no surprise that Billie Eilish “manifested” (via the boon of white girl privilege) working with the [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s “NASA” Retrospectively Viewed Through A Social Distancing Lens
2019, in many ways, will always be looked upon as the last vestige of any remaining innocence this world might have had. Though everyone (that [Read More…]
The “La Isla Bonita”/“De Una Vez” Connection
While one thanks God or whoever that Madonna was able to release some of her best work while being afforded the luxury of living in [Read More…]
For All the Comparisons to Hitler, Trump Will Never Kill Himself
It’s the American way to make things about themselves. So it has been that the man who remains the most nefarious in modern history, even [Read More…]
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Phil Spector
Had Phil Spector died in a pre-#MeToo world, the barrage of articles about his legacy might have been presented with a different, slightly less scathing [Read More…]
Locked Down: A Narrative Thread as Tenuous as Lockdown Orders Themselves
As Locked Down continues to receive some harsh criticism, including the decree that it’s not the pandemic movie we needed (apparently, only Contagion can still [Read More…]
34+35 Remix Still Doesn’t Add Up to the Best Single Choice From Positions
Although Positions might not have achieved the level of acclaim that thank u, next did, that wasn’t to say that the record, touting ample Brandy [Read More…]
