Tag: Culled Culture
The Weekend Certain Other Pop Stars Tried to Compete With/Upstage Madonna’s Confessions II Release
Let one start by saying that no other pop star-related event could have possibly been more important than the release of Madonna’s Confessions II on [Read More…]
The Fallen Optimism of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
In 2003, when the height of corruption and disgrace in U.S. government was still the Bush administration invading Iraq under the false pretense of having [Read More…]
In Many Ways, Madonna’s Confessions II is Erotica II
To say that people have been waiting with bated breath for Confessions II to come out would be an undoubted understatement. For, as every Madonna [Read More…]
To Mark Turning 40, Lindsay Lohan Leans Further Into the Idea of Being a “Millennial Mascot” (While Also Reminding Others That They’re Turning 30)
Perhaps even more than Paris Hilton (which is really saying something), the “millennial icon” that has most overtly and vehemently aligned herself with “being millennial” [Read More…]
Madonna Adds New Lore to Her NYC Arrival Story (And It Of Course Involves Frida Kahlo)
Madonna has been in a very “looking back” kind of mood in the months that have led up to the release of Confessions II. After [Read More…]
Tove Lo and Stromae’s “Des Fleurs” Video Is As Wistful and Romantic As One Would Expect—Right Down to Its Painterly Visual Style
Not content to let their single, “Des Fleurs,” exist without a video to go with it, Tove Lo and Stromae have teamed up again to [Read More…]
A 90s Visual for a 90s Sound: Beabadoobee’s “Sun Has Set” Video
Although some might have presumed her single, “All I Did Was Dream of You” featuring The Marías was going to be the lead from her [Read More…]
Gracie Abrams Has Her Beyoncé Moment in the Nepo Baby’s Lament That is “Look at My Life”
On the heels of Daughter From Hell’s lead single, “Hit the Wall,” Gracie Abrams has kept the momentum going with “Look at My Life.” A [Read More…]
Charli XCX Is Not a Bad Girl Anymore (Wink Wink)
It would seem that Charli XCX’s love-in with Madonna during Paris Fashion Week (whether sitting together at Yves Saint Laurent’s SS27 menswear show or cohosting [Read More…]
Her Name Is Dee Dee, She’ll Be Your Mistress Tonight: On the Casual Bomb Droppings of Madonna’s Interview Magazine Cover Story
Continuing to add to some historic professional moments this year (not least of which was her “spontaneous” live show in Times Square), Madonna has now [Read More…]
