Tag: Culled Culture
Why Bother Going to Concerts Anymore If You Can’t Take Pictures?
As the world veers increasingly toward the Orwellian, a patent that Apple applied for back in 2009 has been approved. That patent is one that [Read More…]
Kanye’s Statement on Celebrity is Old Hat in “Famous”
While some are outraged by the video for “Famous,” others are heralding it as Kanye West’s ultimate visual masterpiece. But, in reality, neither reaction is [Read More…]
A Clockwork Orange & Battleship Potemkin Tinge Jamie xx’s “Gosh” Video
The increased international cachet of Athens-born Romain Gavras, renown for his direction of M.I.A.’s “Born Free” video, only grows larger with the visuals for Jamie [Read More…]
The “Threat of Joy” Looms Throughout The Latest Strokes Video, Never Quite Comes
The Strokes have been unusually omnipresent these days. With the release of their EP, Future Present Past, back in early June, the band has been [Read More…]
The Death of Bill Cunningham Signals a Palpable Paradigm Shift in NYC Fashion
Bill Cunningham was very literally a living landmark of New York City. You couldn’t go anywhere in Manhattan without eventually spotting him behind his signature [Read More…]
Wiener-Dog: An Exhibit of the Emotional Abuse An Animal Endures From Its Owners
Only the singular mind of Todd Solondz would deliver us the closest thing we’ll ever get to a sequel for Welcome to the Dollhouse in [Read More…]
The Neon Demon: Pretty People With Ugly Problems (Including Cannibalism)
Vanity may not be one of the seven deadly sins, but perhaps it ought to be based on Nicholas Winding Refn’s twelfth feature (yes, he [Read More…]
Fuck You, A Walk To Remember
Nicholas Sparks has a long-standing relationship with deluding the masses of women. Before his most iconic contribution to pop culture, The Notebook, there was something [Read More…]
The Tragic Destiny of the Fatally Flawed Protagonist in Carlito’s Way
It is a tale as old as the first spoken and written words in literature: a fatally flawed hero tries to avoid his inevitable tragic [Read More…]
The Toxicity of Forced Friendship As Outlined By The Craft
There are many things The Craft has taught us, and will probably continue to do so with every re-viewing. But among the most salient of [Read More…]
