Grief, Place and Lost Youth: The Dominating Themes of Blood Orange’s Elegiacal Essex Honey
Like Kali Uchis with Sincerely, Blood Orange’s (a.k.a. Dev Hynes) latest album, Essex Honey, is entirely colored by the death of his mother. An event [Read More…]
Living (Dead) Doll: Lady Gaga’s “The Dead Dance” Video
Lady Gaga’s relationship to Wednesday has, by now, been well-established, with “Bloody Mary” being far more associated with Wednesday Addams’ (Jenna Ortega) signature dance scene [Read More…]
Like Beck Before Him, Tame Impala Embraces Being a “Loser” (With “Steve Harrington” Standing in for His Role)
As Tame Impala continues to give his listeners a taste of the next album to come, “Loser” serves as the second single to follow “End [Read More…]
The Roses Pales in Comparison to Its Far Bolder and Darker Original, The War of the Roses
Jay Roach is no stranger to directing remakes of “darker” films that are much more diluted than the original. Take, for example, 2010’s Dinner for Schmucks, [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter Creates Yet Another Taurus Anthem With “Tears”
Evidently continuing to assert herself as the reigning queen of making Taurus anthems (sorry Adele [though “Someone Like You” still slaps, particularly as a Taurus [Read More…]
The Return of Smoking Aligns With the Return of Retro Practices in General
It’s a “trend” (read: way of life) many have been noticing for the past couple of years: smoking. Its steady rise back into mainstream culture [Read More…]
Caught Stealing With a Hand in Pi: Darren Aronofsky’s Expertise in 1998
As Xan Brooks of The Guardian pointed out in an interview with Darren Aronofsky, his latest film, Caught Stealing, “could almost be his parallel-universe first movie, given that [Read More…]
The Sabrina Horror Picture Show, Or: The “Tears” Video
Sabrina Carpenter’s vocal doppelgänger, Ariana Grande, may have once said, “Ain’t got no tears left to cry,” but Carpenter is telling a different tale on [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Is a Best Friend to Frustrated Women Everywhere
It took four albums for Sabrina Carpenter to truly hit her stride, to “find her niche,” arriving at just the right formula with 2022’s Emails I [Read More…]
Caught Stealing: Darren Aronofsky Might Call It a “Love Letter” to New York, But It’s More Like a Requiem (Not for a Dream)
It’s been three years since Darren Aronofsky proceeded to break audiences’ hearts with The Whale (written by Samuel D. Hunter, and based on his 2012 play). In [Read More…]
