Tag: Christina Aguilera
In Honor of Laufey’s “Snow White,” A List of Songs About Beauty
With the release of Laufey’s affecting single, “Snow White,” it’s worth looking back on some of the various other songs that women (the gender most [Read More…]
With “Snow White,” Laufey Offers a Kind of “Pressures of Beauty Standards” Foil to Xtina’s “Beautiful”
Although the 2000s, especially to Gen Z (and now, Gen Alpha), seem like ages ago (or, as Lorde puts it on Solar Power’s “Mood Ring,” “Don’t [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 #9: The Christina Aguilera/Sabrina Carpenter Alliance
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. While some might [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #50: Madonna Not Winning Most Iconic Performance at the 2024 VMAs
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…]
Capitalism Goes Ultra Cringe With Just Eat’s Menulog Commercial Starring Christina Aguilera and Latto
For a moment there, it seemed as though everyone was quite quick to bill Christina Aguilera as the “classier” of the two 00s icons of [Read More…]
The Obsession With Marking Time Through Pop Culture
In the past several years, it’s become more and more common to “celebrate” (or mourn) the passing of milestone anniversaries for films and albums. This [Read More…]
“Beautiful” 2.0 and What’s Changed Since Xtina’s Original “Beautiful” Video
To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Stripped—the album that Christina Aguilera carved out for herself to assure the masses she wasn’t just another “cookie-cutter” pop [Read More…]
“Confessions of A Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)”: Xtina Pulls A Lindsay Lohan for “No Es Que Extrañe” Video
As though to prove that a girl needs to have “daddy issues” (that odious and blame-shifting term) in order to be driven into the devilish [Read More…]
Shakira and Rauw Alejandro Take Us Into the Future… As Seemingly Imagined From An 00s Perspective of What One Can Do With Her Lying Ex
Because the hauntological elements of our culture seem to dictate that nothing can ever be truly new again, Shakira’s latest video featuring Rauw Alejandro offers [Read More…]
