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Marie Antoinette Lit the Path for Wuthering Heights (And Was Also Panned Upon Its Release)
Considering the obvious comparisons of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights to Sofia Coppola’s work, perhaps there’s a chance that, one day, Fennell’s take on [Read More…]
There’s Carnal Love and Then There’s Love That Leaves Carnage In Its Wake: Charli XCX’s “Always Everywhere” Video
Continuing to go “vag-deep” into the Wuthering Heights universe, Charli XCX has provided yet another visual accompaniment to one of her songs from the soundtrack [Read More…]
Isn’t It (Toxically) Romantic?: The Wuthering Heights Soundtrack
As Charli XCX continues to put her tentacles in all facets of the film industry, the arrival of the Wuthering Heights Soundtrack aims to make [Read More…]
Move Over Phil Spector, Charli XCX’s Latest Song From Wuthering Heights, “Wall of Sound,” Conveys a Level of Yearning on Par with Groups Like The Ronettes
Knowing Charli XCX and her love/appreciation for music, it would be unlikely that she wasn’t aware of the Phil Spector connection to a title like [Read More…]
A Song That Will Haunt You, Chase You Into the Woods and Potentially Make You Want to Scratch Your Eyes Out: It’s Not Exactly a Party “House” That Charli XCX and John Cale Have Provided—and That’s a Good Thing
Gothic, haunting, disorienting and featuring the sort of sound that makes it feel like it could be right at home on David Bowie’s Blackstar, Charli [Read More…]
The Three Instances of Monoculture in 2023 Were Helmed By White Women: Taylor, Barbie and Britney
As the halfway mark of 2024 occurs, further reflection on where society was this time last year can’t help but come to mind (and, for [Read More…]
The Irony of “I’m Just Ken” Grafting “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” at the 2024 Oscars
There is a long tradition of women emulating Marilyn Monroe’s famed performance of “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In fact, [Read More…]
The 2024 Golden Globes Does What It Can to Keep Itself on the Train Track
The Golden Globes is no stranger to being riddled with scandal. Even in the 1950s, when it was still a relatively germinal organization (with the [Read More…]
Not Justin Ken’ing Britney While She Was Having An Abortion
There is a very particular moment in Britney Spears’ revelatory The Woman In Me, during which she at last has the courage to rehash having [Read More…]
Lizzo Just Kind of Ruined Barbie
As though Barbie: The Album wasn’t already suffering enough (critically, not commercially), Lizzo had to go and get herself accused of, among other things, sexual [Read More…]