Lana Del Rey’s “Shades of Cool” As Police Officer Lullaby
While Lana Del Rey may have moved on from a darker side of her “Americana-loving” phase—that is to say, dating a cop—that aspect of herself [Read More…]
Youth Desert: Yearning For Carefree Simplicity in the “White Dress” Video
Since to set the story of the music video for “White Dress” inside of a diner (think Twin Peaks’ Double R) as Lizzy Grant dreamily [Read More…]
Chemtrails Over Taylor Swift’s Folkloric Country Club
Wasting no time in establishing that Chemtrails Over the Country Club is her “country-folk” album, and that she’s going to out-folk Taylor Swift’s folklore (also [Read More…]
Did It Really Happen That Way?: Kid 90
Because it’s impossible to think of precocious (read: drug prone) teens in L.A. in the 90s without also thinking of Bret Easton Ellis’ writing style, [Read More…]
Megan Thee Stallion As Regina George Subverts a Common “Tradition”
The so-called subversion that occurs when a Black person takes on the persona of a white character is not something discussed very often. Mainly because [Read More…]
Dua Lipa: A Celestial Performer
Toeing the line between classic and futuristic, Dua Lipa proved herself a consummate performer at the 2021 Grammys as she delved into a rendition of [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #35: “WAP” Embraced As A “Good” Performance
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…]
Don’t Be Duped Into Thinking The Grammys “Get It” Now
Doling out a few pieces of “candy” to an audience really seems to have gone a long way in this climate of perpetual disappointment and [Read More…]
The Line in the Sand Kanye Tried to Draw Between Beyoncé and Taylor in 2009 Has Officially Vanished
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Bikini Kill Gets Passed Down to a New Generation in Moxie
A girl runs through the woods in a panicked frenzy. It’s the stuff of nightmares (and also something out of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)–and that’s [Read More…]
