“La Isla Bonita” Redux: “Hung Up on Tokischa” Video Continues Madonna’s Tradition of Catholic Imagery and Latino Fetishism

In 2005, when Madonna first repurposed the lines, “Time goes by so slowly for those who wait,” it still felt somewhat earnest. Even if she [Read More…]

Madonna Is “Hung Up on Tokischa” Beyond the Confines of Artistic Collaboration

The ostensible “romance” between Madonna and Tokischa has been brewing since, appropriately, Pride. Recreating her VMAs maneuver at a performance she called Finally Enough Love [Read More…]

“I Got Mouths to Feed”: Nope’s Commentary on the Unavoidable Capitulation to Capitalism

Apart from Jordan Peele’s Nope being a sinister “love letter” to Hollywood moviemaking and all the spectacle it can provide (where at-home streaming still cannot), [Read More…]

The Ultimate Twenty-First Century Celebrity Luxury: “Picking and Choosing” How You Want to “Fight” Climate Change

As Jennifer Lawrence has recently made clear, we no longer live in an era where anyone (except celebrities, that is) can afford to be “neutral” [Read More…]

Only Chill Vibes in the Building: There’s No Harshing Rema and Selena Gomez’s Mellow in the Video for “Calm Down”

Selena Gomez’s determination to come fully into her own as she embarks upon her thirties seems to be continuing with the release of a new [Read More…]