Tag: Madonna
First Wives Club, “Like A Virgin” (& A Dash of I Love Lucy) Infuse Ariana Grande’s First Live Performance of “thank u, next”
Every great performer is bound to fall metaphorically at times. Other times, however, that fall is literal–just ask Madonna, who barely lived down that infamous [Read More…]
Everyone That Moves To New York Becomes Jenna Rink: Living Both Dream and Nightmare
When one is in that preadolescent and adolescent phase in which the flesh prison feels particularly confining, the only thing desired is to break free [Read More…]
Christina Aguilera’s Kiss With Madonna Basically Got Fucked Over Because of Patriarchal Editing
In August of 2003, everyone was talking about a single instant that would become one of the defining moments of pop culture history: Madonna kissing [Read More…]
Quavo Steals Lil’ Wayne’s Act on Quavo Huncho
It feels laughable to attempt to write “scholarly” sentences about an album like Quavo Huncho. Speaking “eloquently” on the debut release from Migos’ “star” only [Read More…]
Madonna Basically Admits She’s Selling a 2-in-1 Apparatus: Skin Care Meets Sex Toy
As Madonna has been plugging her now very recognizable “beauty roller” over the past few weeks in promotion of the latest addition to her MDNA [Read More…]
Not Everyone Is Going to “Drink Up” Madonna’s “CHAMPAGNE ROSÉ” Vocals With Quavo & Cardi B
Madonna has long been orbiting the world of Migos (not one entity as most white people would think, but composed of Quavo, Offset and Takeoff) [Read More…]
Skin Care As Art: Madonna’s Latest Campaign For MDNA Explores Sexism (Against Men), F. Scott Fitzgerald
If one was going to be cynical and think that Madonna’s foray into the skin care realm was a passing fancy in the vein of [Read More…]
Madonna’s Railing Letter Commenting on David Letterman Apprearance Up for Auction Holds Truer Than Ever
With no shortage of scandals to look back upon in her career by the mid-90s, Madonna wasn’t content to simply lie down and roll over [Read More…]
Madonna & Tribute Fails to Black Icons: A Theory
Madonna finds herself in perhaps the most unique and singular experience of any icon that has come before or could possibly come after her. Yes, [Read More…]
“4 Minutes” As the Personification of Madonna Turning 60
Rightfully so, there has been no shortage of “homage pieces” (different from “think” ones in that they’re often even more forced) to respect one of [Read More…]
