With Lana Del Rey’s Utterance of the Phrase, “Goddamn, Manchild,” An Entirely New Song Was Born in Sabrina Carpenter’s Mind
The word “manchild” has been used for years by women dealing with man-babies, mama’s boys and all manner of other unsatisfying men suffering from, at [Read More…]
MARINA’s “I <3 You” Delineates The Ways in Which Love is Performed/Commodified
As the fourth single from MARINA’s Princess of Power, “I <3 You” stands apart not just for being the only song with an “internet slang” symbol [Read More…]
Addison Rae Shares Her Pop Knowledge on Addison
Almost as though to emphasize Madonna’s influence over Addison Rae in general and Addison the album (with Ray of Light specifically cited as a primary sonic touchstone), perhaps kicking [Read More…]
All Hail the Princess of Power
Following the Lorde pattern, it’s been four years since MARINA’s last album, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, came out. Before that, there was a mere [Read More…]
All the Callbacks (Subtle and Overt) to Sex and the City in the “Outlook Good” Episode of And Just Like That…
With the reactions to the third season of And Just Like That… being decidedly “mixed” (a.k.a. not everyone can outright say how uncomfortable it makes them), it [Read More…]
Adults Is Meant to Be Gen Z’s Friends, SATC, Girls, Etc., But Is Instead a Glimpse Into a Generation That’s More Stunted Than Any Other
In the tradition started, arguably, by Gen X, every generation since (not that there have been that many), has gotten their own “well I guess [Read More…]
Nostalgia-Wise, HAIM’s “Take Me Back” Shares Plenty in Common With Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s “1999”
In the spirit of nostalgia as only a millennial can convey it (e.g., reviving Goosebumps in its TV series form or releasing another Final Destination installment), HAIM’s fourth single [Read More…]
The Hard Truth: Ellie Goulding Already Did Miley Cyrus’ “Easy Lover”
Despite Miley Cyrus’ latest album, Something Beautiful, being among her best work to date, the decision to write and record a song called “Easy Lover” after [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ Latest Album Is Something Beautiful, Disparate and Wild
The gradual birth of Miley Cyrus’ ninth album, Something Beautiful, began almost exactly two months before its official release date. That is to say, when the [Read More…]
Wes Anderson’s “Donald Trump Movie”: The Phoenician Scheme
It’s been made apparent that, in life, you can’t count on much. Certainly not in terms of consistency. But Wes Anderson has demonstrated, time and [Read More…]
