Tag: Los Angeles
Mondo Bullshittio #14: Obsessing Over Adele’s Weight When It’s Really About Your Own Body Issues
Rotund girls everywhere have officially felt more than mildly betrayed by an off-handed image Adele posted yesterday on her Instagram. One thanking fans and friends [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Claws” Video: Like “Spicy” But Out of Necessity
If one recalls back to what feels like the oh so long ago year of 2019, one might be able to dig up from the [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #11: The Decision to Remake Valley Girl
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 affects. [Read More…]
The Weeknd Has Brought Us Another 2020 Album Tinged With the Bittersweetness of Phenomena That Have Been Rendered Retro
Despite The Weeknd explaining the thesis behind his latest record, After Hours, it has to be said that such a “musing” already feels archaic at [Read More…]
Let’s Not Forget Hawaii: Jhené Aiko Shows Meditative Stamina on Chilombo
With her previous two albums being titled Souled Out and Trip, it’s only right that Jhené Aiko should continue the motif centered around spiritual exploration [Read More…]
Turns Out L.A. Even Makes Serial Killing Passive Aggressive: Season 2 of You
It feels rather meta appropriate that one, Joe Goldberg, sometimes known as Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), should end up in L.A. for the season two [Read More…]
LDR Does Some Live Action/Animation Blending for a Mary Poppins Effect in Norman Fucking Rockwell Video Trilogy
One of the many bottom lines of Lana Del Rey’s latest video (one-upping the double video concept of “Fuck It I Love You” and “The [Read More…]
Lina Wertmüller At Last Given Some Overdue Credit With Honorary Oscar at Governors Awards
While an Oscar appears to become increasingly meaningless with each passing year, the sentiment behind it was not lost on veteran Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller [Read More…]
Drowning in a Pool of Washed Up Memories: Miley Cyrus’ “Slide Away” Video
In the annals of Miley Cyrus videos, there is no shortage of party scenes. Yet with her latest one for the Liam Hemsworth-alluding (once again) [Read More…]
The Ease With Which People Adopt “Being Californian”
Even more than New York (City, for the rest of the state is rather nothing to write home about unless you’re Washington Irving), California represents [Read More…]