Tag: Madonna Ciccone
Weird: The Madonna Ciccone Story
It should go without saying that any “biopic” about Weird Al Yankovic—especially one overseen by the parody-maker himself—is not to be taken seriously. And yet, [Read More…]
Madonna’s Unwitting “Plastic Surgery Costume”: A Commentary on Class and Age
Just when you thought Madonna might not have any sense of self-awareness, she goes and does something all too meta: puts scar makeup all over [Read More…]
Madonna Arrives At That “Impossible” “When I’m Sixty-Four” Moment, Yet, As A Woman, Doesn’t Have the Same Respect or “Cachet” as Paul McCartney
One of the most noticeable themes Madonna has touted in recent years during interviews or speeches is a certain sense of “survivor’s guilt.” Not just [Read More…]
“Keep It Together” As A Holiday Song
One could say that Madonna’s entire career was catapulted by the concept of a “Holiday.” After all, it was the name of her first successfully [Read More…]
On Being An OG and Trying to Make “Fun” Happen in New York
Madonna, a bona fide OG of the era in New York that people still most romanticize—the 80s—has been unable to avoid trying to recapture the [Read More…]
So You Wanna Keep Dredging Up “Vintage” Instances of Women Being Abused by the Media?: Look at Madonna
Madonna long ago knew that she would not have the same kind of worshipful fame as Marilyn Monroe. Or any other “tragic” figure typically martyred [Read More…]
The Philistines Unable to Discern Maradona From Madonna
Granted, no one has been conditioned to expect much from Americans since, oh, around the time Nixon took office, let alone be aware of other [Read More…]
Lourdes Leon Makes The Most Gen Z Ad Yet–Which Is A Dichotomy Because Much of It Is Pulled From the Madonna (A Baby Boomer) Playbook
While “Lola” might be on the borderline of the generation we’ve come to call Z, her birth year of 1996 makes her amply attuned to [Read More…]
2.23.20 Le Grand Rex: “I’ve noticed French people don’t laugh a lot.”
The Polaroid bitch (a nickname best used to describe those who shell out thousands of dollars/euros for a picture Madonna takes of herself during the [Read More…]
The Defunct Ability to Lampoon Presidents With the Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday” Shtick
In 1993, the inauguration of Bill Clinton left the Gen X denizens of the U.S. with a sense of potential hope for the future. Well, [Read More…]
