Tag: Mother’s Day
A Bitch and A Girl and A Mother and A Whore: Julia Fox Takes A Page From Meredith Brooks Re: the Multifaceted Nature of Being A Woman
In 1997, Meredith Brooks single-handedly reminded the masses that women were far more than just one convenient label (most often: “Mother”…or, worse still, “Homemaker”). That [Read More…]
Acrostic Poems Never Die: Shakira Revives the Elementary School-Favored Poetry Method on “Acróstico,” Takes a Risk on the “Song For My Children” Genre
For those who thought Shakira was all embitterment and revenge with her song subjects of late (hear: “Te Felicito” and “Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53”), [Read More…]
John Lennon’s “Mother”: A Song “About 99% of the Parents”
Despite “Mother” being one of John Lennon’s most deeply personal songs, there was a point when he told a concert audience in 1972, “A lot [Read More…]
A Daughter’s Telephonic Manifesto on Suppressing the Truth About Her Life: Tracy Bonham’s “Mother Mother”
The mother-daughter relationship is perhaps the most special of the possible parent-child permutations. “Special,” for some, occasionally being a euphemism for “the worst.” But that’s [Read More…]
