Tag: Madonna
A Re-appreciation of the Cheesy (and Queer) Goodness of Nick Kamen’s “Each Time You Break My Heart”
As one of the many “bohunks” (an offensive term John Hughes was fond of) from the 1980s, Nick Kamen will forever live on in the [Read More…]
“Talk to Me General Schwarzkopf, Tell Me All About It!”
A far cry from the barely ten million viewers tallied for the 93rd Academy Awards this year, the 63rd Academy Awards, in contrast, fetched forty-three [Read More…]
Lourdes Leon Casually Reminds Us Timothée Chalamet Was Her First Boyfriend
“I respect him a lot, we were a little item,” Lourdes Leon notes casually and coolly—in a glib, Madonna sort of way—of Timothée Chalamet. “My [Read More…]
“My face is the real shop front”: Pepsi and Nike, Madonna and Lil Nas X
Not to make everything about Madonna (it simply is) in terms of her controversy parallels with Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” Video Setting A Precedent for Something Like “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
In one of the many Instagram “vignettes” posted in late Summer 2020 of Madonna’s screenwriting workshops with Diablo Cody, there is a moment where she [Read More…]
The Present Purpose of Rockumentaries Is A Little Blurry
“Are you okay? I’m okay because you’re okay,” Billie Eilish announces at the final show of her 2018 Where’s My Mind Tour in Salt Lake [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…]
Kesha Does “Die Another Day” Meets GLOW for “Stronger”
“The whole world is inside you. To find peace, you must first be at peace with yourself.” This is the missive featured at the end [Read More…]
The “La Isla Bonita”/“De Una Vez” Connection
While one thanks God or whoever that Madonna was able to release some of her best work while being afforded the luxury of living in [Read More…]
Thelma and Louise 2.0: Saweetie and Doja Cat Jump Off the Cliff Together in “Best Friend”
It’s been too long since we’ve seen a truly great best friend pairing in pop culture. And even if these allegiances are not “real”–they’ve formed [Read More…]
