Tag: Hollywood
Lana Del Rey’s “Candy Necklace” Video Deliberately Blurs the Line Between Fantasy and Reality With Its Meta Framework
When an artist reaches a certain point in their career, self-reference can’t be avoided. In Lana Del Rey’s case, that tends to become quite a [Read More…]
Okay But…Jennifer Aniston Has A Point
In another recent example of celebrity tone deafness (see also: “Get your fuckin’ ass up and work”), Jennifer Aniston—formerly “America’s sweetheart” material—has come under fire [Read More…]
The American Dream Requires the Suppression of All Reality–And So Does A Show About Angelyne
“The past is another country.” That’s certainly something Angelyne believes about Renee Goldberg, her Semitic self from long ago. In the eponymous show starring Emmy [Read More…]
Mocking People Who Have Had Plastic Surgery and Other Cosmetic Procedures is a Form of Body Shaming
It seems every time that Madonna appears without the very filters she’s mocked for using, she ends up subsequently being mocked tenfold for not using [Read More…]
Celebrity Sympathy Is The New Black
It wouldn’t be right to say celebrity “empathy” is the new black, for that would entail “normals” could actually put themselves in the (Louboutin) shoes [Read More…]
“NDA” Sees Billie Eilish Entering That Phase of Her Career Where Fame Is A Key Topic of Lyrical Discussion
For Madonna, it took until Ray of Light. For Britney, it took until In the Zone. With Billie Eilish, we’re only two albums into her [Read More…]
Hollywood Infected Your Brain: MARINA Blows Up the System as Usual in “Venus Fly Trap”
MARINA has long been on that very short list of pop stars in the room who “shouldn’t be here.” At least from the perspective of [Read More…]
Chadwick Boseman As an NFT Feels Decidedly Black Mirror
Whatever NFTs really are—for no one actually knows their purpose no matter how intricately the reason for them is described—the look of the one created [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #36: (Celebrities) Letting the ArcLight Close
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
MARINA Still Believes In A “Handmade Heaven” If We “Purge The Poison”
The year before the New World Order that would commence whether anyone wanted it or not, MARINA released an album called Love + Fear, separated [Read More…]
