Tag: Culled Culture
Drowning in a Pool of Washed Up Memories: Miley Cyrus’ “Slide Away” Video
In the annals of Miley Cyrus videos, there is no shortage of party scenes. Yet with her latest one for the Liam Hemsworth-alluding (once again) [Read More…]
Scarlett Johansson, No Stranger to Rubbing and Tugging on Controversy, Strikes Again With Woody Allen Defense–But Will the Controversy Become Another Ghost in the Shell If She Decides to Back Down Again?
It tends to be the case that New York-born ilk stick together. Even when they each hail from the Montague-Capulet divide of Manhattan and Brooklyn. [Read More…]
Peter Lindbergh: Fashion Photography Was Never The Same
While there have been a number of game-changing photographers over the course of the twentieth century–from Guy Bourdin to Richard Avedon–perhaps no other one had [Read More…]
Destination Wedding Adopts The Tone of Woody Allen and the Coupling Principles of American Splendor
For anyone wondering why Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves have never been paired romantically in a contemporarily set and non-animated film before, wonder no more: [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s “London Boy” Is A Sonic Map In the Spirit of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’s Geographical Inaccuracies & Implausibilities
Taylor Swift may have recently evaded the reputation of being an Aryan wet dream in her sudden advocacy for the marginalized, but, at the same [Read More…]
Mourning the Death and Anticipating the Return of the “Great Artist” on Norman Fucking Rockwell
In some ways, Lana Del Rey did a disservice to herself in releasing so many of the tracks before the album release date of August [Read More…]
Pasticcio Overload: Lana Del Rey Takes Cues From Madonna, Mariah, Woody Allen, Lit, Grease and Godzilla in “Doin’ Time” Video
As the queen of modern pastiche and how to wield it for the benefit of creating her own aesthetic, Lana Del Rey’s latest video, itself [Read More…]
The Implications of Quentin Tarantino Having A Child
Just when you thought there was for once, at least one man in this world who could be content enough to ride on the laurels [Read More…]
Courtney Love Against the Riot Grrrls: An Indelible Moment In Not Pandering to Requisite “Female Solidarity”
Over the decades, perhaps no feminist has gotten as much heat for being an antagonistic “trainwreck” (the go-to term people like to use to discredit [Read More…]
“Throw It Back” Video & Subsequent VMAs Performance Show and Tell Why Missy Elliott Is Still Inimitable
There was a moment when the world of post-00s hip hop felt particularly dark in its decided voidness. It happened around 2005, when Missy Elliott [Read More…]