Tag: Bret Easton Ellis
9/11 Signaled the Demise of “Empire” America Not Just Politically, But Pop Culturally
Despite the scandal that “rocked the nation” in 1998—Bill Clinton’s lechery fully coming to light thanks to his “relations” with a certain White House intern—for [Read More…]
Trump Brings Back the Worst of the 80s
Although some could argue that Ronald Reagan’s oppressive regime in the 1980s is part of what fueled better pop culture than the schlock of the [Read More…]
What’s In A Belittling Nickname? Andrew McCarthy’s Brats Seeks to Find Out
Oddly (or fortuitously) enough, Brats comes out at a time when the commentary surrounding both brats and rats has become very favorable. The former because [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus Heavily Imitates Lana Del Rey Stylings in Teaser for Endless Summer Vacation
Along with announcing that her next album will be released March 10th, the same day as Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s A [Read More…]
Yuppie Tribalism (Dance Party in Patrick Bateman’s Apartment): Charli XCX’s “Baby” Video
Perhaps if Patrick Bateman hadn’t given a chapter-long discourse on Whitney Houston’s career trajectory in American Psycho, he would have opted instead to do so [Read More…]
The Weeknd Appropriately Brings His Patrick Bateman Act to Tom Brady’s Super Bowl
The so-called “only thing that still works in America” (per Saturday Night Live’s assessment) is also one of the many “things” people love to hate: [Read More…]
Dancing to Phil Collins With Duct Tape: The Patrick Bateman/Andrew Cunanan Connection
As we enter further into the psychotic, drug-addled brain of Andrew Cunanan with each new episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace, one can’t help [Read More…]
Patrick Bateman’s Take on the Hospitalization of Phil Collins
I don’t know what prompted me to do it. Something about that old saying about killing your idols maybe. I just knew that the thought [Read More…]
Jackie Collins, The Queen of Trash, Departs
There is no author who better personified the trash novel of the 1970s and 1980s than Jackie Collins (Jacqueline Susann was the one who had [Read More…]
The Thematic Parallels Between Ben Lerner and Tao Lin
Although frequently compared to some sort of modern day David Foster Wallace (a phrase that sounds somewhat incongruous considering DFW was in his prime in [Read More…]
