Mondo Bullshittio #53: Charli XCX Not Making Billboard’s List of Greatest Pop Stars of the Twenty-First Century
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 affects. [Read More…]
Three Queens, Or: A Carpool Karaoke Christmas
Some might say there was no method to the madness of creating a Christmas-themed episode of Carpool Karaoke centered around three of the biggest names in [Read More…]
Madonna Is Still the Greatest Pop Star of the Twenty-First Century
While no one wants to hear this (least of all ageists or the Beyhive), Madonna remains, despite Billboard’s recent list to the contrary, the greatest pop [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #10: The Recording Academy Choosing to Nominate “Guess” Instead of “Girl, So Confusing”
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape.As the first year [Read More…]
The Radical Snubbing of Radical Optimism
It seems fairly undeniable that, of all the “main pop girls” who put albums out in 2024, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism was the most underrated and underlooked. Perhaps [Read More…]
The Year Taylor Swift Lost Her Clout
It goes without saying that Taylor Swift will continue to have no trouble breaking records and selling her music/self through various platforms (whether that’s through [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus Talks Flowers Again on The Last Showgirl’s “Beautiful That Way”
Along with Pamela Anderson getting acknowledged by the Golden Globe Awards for her work in The Last Showgirl, so, too, has Miley Cyrus received her due. [Read More…]
This Year’s “WAP” Is Shygirl and Yseult’s “Fuck Me”
It’s been too long since a truly raunchy and empowered sex song—a “fuck me” song, if you will—has been released by two women (this is [Read More…]
The Substance and “Margaret”
While Lana Del Rey couldn’t have possibly intuited that a very specific line in “Margaret,” one of the songs from her 2023 album, Did You Know [Read More…]
Trading Places: Providing A Seasonal Message That Reminds Just How Fucked Up Rich People Are
In terms of joining the category of movies classified as “could never be made today,” 1983’s Trading Places is definitely up there. Not just because of its [Read More…]
