Tag: Culled Culture
With the Official Death of BlackBerry, “BBM Baby” Reminds of a Simpler Technological Time
BlackBerry, at last, has allowed its lingering smartphones to “go dim” (not RIM). It’s a rather historical moment in technology, as it’s yet another example [Read More…]
good 4 u “abcdefu”: GAYLE’s Path Is Echoing Olivia Rodrigo’s
While she might not have ever been a Disney star, there’s something about GAYLE that mirrors the meteoric rise of Olivia Rodrigo based on one [Read More…]
A New, More Believable Harold and Maude: Licorice Pizza
It’s something few directors can do—keep a viewer engaged throughout a long, meandering story that ultimately brings one back to the start. The start, in [Read More…]
Lieutenant Dan: New Year’s Eve Mascot Extraordinaire
Over the course of recent years (namely 2020), Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise) from Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump has become something of a cult hero, a [Read More…]
Katy Perry Gives Us A Part Deux to “Never Really Over” With “When I’m Gone”
Just as Britney Spears gave us “Work Bitch” to coincide with the arrival of her Las Vegas residency, Piece of Me, now, too Katy Perry [Read More…]
Insecure Becomes Its Most Sex and the City Yet
Although it would be deemed sacrilege by most women (Black or otherwise) to reduce Insecure to being “another Sex and the City” (when, in fact, [Read More…]
Dweebo Wet Dream: Grimes’ “Player of Games” Video
Despite finding out the hard way that even rich dweebos are dickheads (especially so, as a matter of fact), Grimes has proven two things with [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s “Begin Again” Is Basically an Abridged Version of Emily in Paris
Long before Lily Collins, Taylor Swift was the one blithely embracing her basic bitch persona. Not just in general, but in Paris. Specifically in the [Read More…]
Post-COVID Paris, Qu’est-ce Que C’est?: Emily in Paris, Season 2
By trying to be more “aware” that it’s selling a farce of a fantasy the second time around, Emily in Paris aims to win more [Read More…]
“It’s Horrific and It’s Beautiful at the Same Time”: Although Meant to be Satirical, Adam McKay’s Portrayal of How Humanity Would Deal (And Is Dealing) With Its Own Potential Extinction is All Too Realistic
Some part of us, at any given moment, “secretly” hopes for the end. Not necessarily an end to ourselves, but an end to all of [Read More…]
