Tag: Culled Culture
A Festival of Cringeworthy Non Sequiturs
In Sunset Boulevard, semi-professional screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) gives one of many memorable voiceovers in the form of, “Sometimes it’s interesting to see just [Read More…]
Bob Ross and the Late Twentieth Century Commercialization of Art
The 1980s, in many ways, was the decade responsible for establishing the modern obsession with commercializing art (see: Patrick Nagel). As such, it can be [Read More…]
What Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed Tells Us is the Kowalskis and Jamie Spears Should Get Together and Go Bowling
Of all the people one would least expect to have a sordid history, Bob Ross is right up there with, say, Jessica Simpson (who, yes, [Read More…]
Nicki Minaj’s Vaccine Snafu: Well, At Least No One Can Accuse the Public This Time of Being Sexist Re: Their Ability to Separate the Artist From the Work
“Part of our strategy from the beginning has been to engage with people who have questions, and answer those questions,” White House press secretary Jen [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #39: Begrudging Kate Mosley in Picture Perfect for Still Living Like She’s Quote Unquote in College
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 [Read More…]
Love as Capitalistic Propaganda That’s Harder to Sell in the Current Job Climate
When you think about it, it’s strange how “love” was the very thing that once fortified such enthusiasm for the “ideals” of capitalism. At its [Read More…]
“Take the Box” is Amy Winehouse’s “Irreplaceable”
Before Beyoncé came along to claim Ne-Yo’s songwriting as her own on 2006’s “Irreplaceable,” Amy Winehouse was making a very similar (even if more “admitting [Read More…]
The Difficulty of Listening to “Rehab” in the Present
With each passing year, when the anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death or her birthday comes along, as is the case today, September 14th, it grows [Read More…]
Glitter and 9/11: The Crash-and-Burns of 2001
Over and over again, out of the many images of horror and carnage that get recycled from the historic day that was September 11, 2001, [Read More…]
9/11 and COVID: A Correlation on How to Comfortably Strip Away Liberties Based on Extraordinary Circumstances
Fear remains the classic, most perfect tool with which to manipulate the masses. Get them afraid, and you’ll get them willing to do and consent [Read More…]
