Tag: Culled Culture
The Merciful Return of Missy Elliott
The only positive thing to happen during this week of terrorist bombings and executions has been the release of Missy Elliott’s latest song and video, [Read More…]
Aziz Ansari Dethrones Lena Dunham as North Brooklyn Spokesperson in Master of None
Aziz Ansari has not followed the path of obscurity taken by many actors who have been on a sitcom and then clam up when the [Read More…]
Only the Lonely: A Study in How Parents Fuck Up Relationships
In 1991, director Chris Columbus had just come off the high of the commercial success of Home Alone the year before. His follow-up, Only the [Read More…]
In Your Eyes Proves to be a Film as Notable as the Song
Joss Whedon wouldn’t make a romantic movie without some sort of paranormal element, hence the unique screenplay for Brin Hill’s In Your Eyes, a tale [Read More…]
The Sam Rothstein Philosophy of Love
As one of Martin Scorsese’s grand opuses of the 1990s, Casino holds grim truths up to the light so that we might all see them [Read More…]
When Reality’s Too Real: The Bedford Stop
There needs to be a more intense word for “over saturation” when it comes to Williamsburg, which has become something of an Orange County for [Read More…]
The Real Meaning Behind “…Baby One More Time” Makes It Seem Even More Dated
For decades, people have long pondered the true meaning behind Britney Spears’ debut single, “…Baby One More Time.” In urging her lover to “hit me [Read More…]
Stop Letting James Franco Do Things
When James Franco decided he wanted to become a writer after he had “conquered” acting, we all let him. No one liked it, but the [Read More…]
“What Are You Gonna Do?”: “Justify My Love” Turns 25
The month of November 1990 may have been a cold one by normal standards, but luckily Madonna was there to keep things sweltering. Yes, it’s [Read More…]
If You Were Justin Timberlake Being Sold on NYC by Mila Kunis in Friends With Benefits
Perhaps the most vexing element about 2011’s Friends With Benefits isn’t that another similarly premised film, No Strings Attached, came out the same year or [Read More…]