Lana Del Rey: A Patron Saint of Father’s Day, Or: Every Song By LDR That Mentions “Daddy”

Despite only one line in Lana Del Rey’s 2012 song, “Ride,” mentioning anything about a “Daddy” (while also including “father” in the lyrics, “Dying young [Read More…]

Cruel Summer and Death of a Cheerleader: Lessons in the Detriments of Obsessing Over the Popular Girl

It’s only fitting that a TV movie from the mid-90s about the damaging effects of socioeconomic self-comparison among high school students should be similar in [Read More…]

That Ho Over There Takes on That Hypocrite Over There: Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Shit”

Like women taking back the word “bitch” (“slut,” “whore,” “slore”—the gamut), Megan Thee Stallion has decided it’s time to take back the erstwhile derogatory term [Read More…]