Tag: Culled Culture
The Distinct Callousness of Nicole Kidman
There is possibly no other woman in the history of the film business who has so carefully cultivated her aura of callousness and impenetrability. Nicole [Read More…]
McCartney: The Sad-Eyed Beatle
In general, Paul McCartney is the most beloved Beatle. Sure, people idolize and deify John Lennon, but Macca is the “lovable lad from Liverpool” who [Read More…]
She Put Her Disease In Us: The Wonderful Weirdness of Isabella Rossellini
What is it about Rossellini? No matter how weird or nonsensical she reveals herself to be, there is something about said “quirkiness” that somehow makes [Read More…]
(Barbara) Broccoli Time
In general, producers–particularly female producers–have a tendency to go unnoticed both in and out of the film industry. Barbara Broccoli, however, is a special instance [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey’s Most Literary Tracks
Lana Del Rey, whose sophomore album, Ultraviolence, drops on June 17th, has always shown a predilection for literary references in her music. Even though one [Read More…]
Daddy’s Girl: The Electra Complex in Poetry and Fiction
For those with a somewhat less warm and fuzzy view of Father’s Day, delve deeper into the psychosis of what it truly means to love [Read More…]
Betsy Ross: Stitching America Together
Before fashion was the “it” thing for women to sew, Betsy Ross proved that flag design was far more challenging. A through and through early [Read More…]
Turning Shit Into Gold: The Olsen Twin Effect
There are very few famous people who truly embody what it means to have an “American spirit.” Basically, there’s Henry Ford, Madonna and the Olsen [Read More…]
Ally Sheedy: The Most Underrated of the Brat Pack Members
Although the collective Brat Pack has suffered a lack of fame in their post-80s lives, no other member has been quite so easy for the [Read More…]
Original Bush: How George H.W. Set the Stage for the Bush Dynasty
Before the ineptitude and deviance of George W. Bush, there was his slightly (very slightly) more coherent precursor/father, George H.W. Bush. By the time Bush [Read More…]
