Tag: Madonna Sean Penn
It’s Both Shocking and Not That Madonna Still Doesn’t Have Taylor Swift Beat When It Comes to Having More Number One Albums on the Billboard 200
While the news of Madonna landing her tenth number one album on the Billboard 200 with Confessions II has been met with joy and triumph [Read More…]
In Many Ways, Madonna’s Confessions II is Erotica II
To say that people have been waiting with bated breath for Confessions II to come out would be an undoubted understatement. For, as every Madonna [Read More…]
The Real Reason Madonna’s “Thief of Hearts” Virality Was Such a Surprise (Yet Also Not at All)
Maybe the most unusual thing about Gen Z glomming onto Madonna’s 1992 non-hit, “Thief of Hearts,” via TikTok isn’t the fact that it’s a “deep [Read More…]
The Way Madonna’s Presence Looms Over Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Out of all the women JFK Jr. was linked to, Madonna was undoubtedly the most “controversial.” Not just because, to Jackie O, she represented a [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #11: Sean Penn Saying He Would Work With Woody Allen Again “In a Heartbeat”
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape.As though to highlight, [Read More…]
Madonna Endures a New Era of Survivor’s Guilt
Throughout her life, Madonna has frequently talked about having survivor’s guilt. Namely, when it comes to all the people she lost in the 1980s to [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…]
On How Sean and Madonna Should Have Starred in Blind Date Instead of Shanghai Surprise
Blind Date is one of many 80s movies that serves as more of a footnote in pop culture than a “main event” (à la E.T. [Read More…]
Sean Penn Continues to be Madonna’s Most Embarrassing Ex After His Comments on Masculinity
Being a gay icon, part of the reason for Madonna’s status as such also stems from her flavor for overly butch men (so “butch” to [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…]
