Tag: Culled Culture
When “Full Transparency” Becomes Both Pretentious and Outright Wasteful: Lorde’s Virgin CD Issue
One would assume that at least part of the reason for Lorde securing the number one album slot in the UK (for the first time) [Read More…]
Looking for a Man in Finance, Trust Fund, 6’5”, Blue Eyes: Materialists
The Pet Shop Boys once said, “Love is a bourgeois construct.” If it is, the matchmaking industry has certainly found a way to profit from [Read More…]
My Mom Jayne Reemphasizes the Monroe-Mansfield Similarities
By opening a door to the past that Mariska Hargitay had long kept closed for the sake of her own emotional self-preservation, the result became My [Read More…]
A Period You’ll Actually Want to Last Longer: The Deluxe Edition of Kesha’s Album
While it might have taken Ariana Grande over a year to deliver the truly deluxe edition (instead of the “Slightly Deluxe” one) of Eternal Sunshine, Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days [Read More…]
The Nepo Baby/Class Commentary of The Ugly Stepsister
Despite Emilie Blichfeldt’s debut feature, The Ugly Stepsister being an old tale (though not a “tale as old as time”), the writer-director brings a fresh perspective to [Read More…]
No Good Can Come of Changing Yourself to Please a Man (Or Woman): The Ugly Stepsister
Following five short films made between 2013 and 2020, Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt settled in quite nicely to her feature-length debut, The Ugly Stepsister. As the [Read More…]
Carrie Gives Aidan the Forgiveness She Didn’t Get After a Cheating Confession, Or: The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and “Silent Mode” Parallel
The full-circle moments in season three of And Just Like That… (including “Outlook Good” and “Apples to Apples”) keep coming with its sixth episode, “Silent Mode.” A [Read More…]
Once Again, Kesha Is the Only Reason to Celebrate Independence Day Thanks to Period
Just as last year around the Fourth of July felt like a nadir in U.S. politics (little did they know…), with the election looking to [Read More…]
Zara Larsson’s “Midnight Sun” Video Is An Homage to 00s Aesthetics, But Especially Madonna’s “Love Profusion”
As MARINA recently said on the opening verse to “I <3 You,” “They’re all going to Y2K.” This message was received loud and clear by Zara [Read More…]
While One Might Be NASCAR and Disney, and the Other Formula One and Apple, There’s a Certain Link Between Herbie: Fully Loaded and F1
In its day, of course, Herbie: Fully Loaded was pretty much panned and/or written off as a noticeable dip in Lindsay Lohan’s then ever-rising “teen queen” stock [Read More…]
