Tag: Culled Culture
The First Rom-Com to Spring From One of the Ultimate Conspiracy Theories: Fly Me to the Moon
As more and more movies seem to be returning to the past as a means to avoid how conflict-free a script can become thanks to [Read More…]
Beyoncé’s Most Political Year Yet
Beyoncé has been on her “Yeehaw, America!” tip from the very start of the year. With a country music album (Cowboy Carter) and a cover [Read More…]
Kamala Harris Takes Us Back To 2016 With Her Campaign Song Choice For A Pointed Reason
In sharp contrast to, say, Ronald Reagan using Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” during his 1984 campaign against the singer’s will and with a [Read More…]
It’s All Coming Back to the Audience Now, Or: Céline Dion: The Ultimate Athlete at the Olympics
During the opening of I Am: Céline Dion, the gut-wrenching, Irene Taylor-directed documentary about the singer’s rare medical condition, Stiff Person Syndrome, an interview with [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #7: Sabrina Carpenter Promoting the Idea That Americans Are Too Flaccid For Espresso to the Point Where Knocking Back a Few Would Cause Them to Hallucinate
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. As the Olympic [Read More…]
“Daddy! Mommy! Save Me From the Hell of Living!”: Longlegs
As the 90s seem to be seizing hold of the box office this summer (with Twister also reanimating as Twisters), it’s only right that someone [Read More…]
In The Future, Madison Beer Will Make A Song Called “15 Minutes”
Andy Warhol was famously (and falsely) attributed with the often misquoted aphorism, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” But what no [Read More…]
The Madonna-Biden Connection
If someone wanted the question answered of how old a man had to be for relentless ageist rhetoric about his abilities to kick in, Joe [Read More…]
Twisters Hardly Blows Away Twister
Although Twisters might have gotten the coveted stamp of approval from none other than Steven Spielberg himself, one doesn’t really need to even see the [Read More…]
Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us Is One Often Told By Taylor Swift
Being that Gracie Abrams started to become a household name worthy of a late-night talk show appearance earlier this year, there’s no denying that opening [Read More…]
