Tag: New York
We’re Half-Awake in Our Fake (Ghostbusters: Frozen) Empire
It would be impossible to look at the latest installment in the Ghostbusters “legacyquel” without ruminating on the franchise’s past. In fact, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire [Read More…]
Why Aidan’s Visceral Reaction to Not Wanting to Go Into Carrie’s Apartment Ever Again Is Emblematic of New York-Specific PTSD
With the latest episode of And Just Like That…, the one everyone is raving about/saying it’s marked a shift for the better in the series, [Read More…]
Further Proof That Carrie Bradshaw Is A Monster: The Horse Carriage Ride
The spotlight on the treatment of horses forced to cart plump tourists and pseudo-“influencers” looking to cultivate the “ultimate NYC experience” has ramped up again [Read More…]
But I Thought You Were A Cuomosexual
New Yorkers are so fickle. One day you’re “in like Flynn” (pardon the rape-originated saying), the next you’re out with the trash because the “collective” [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #1: Andrew Cuomo Obtaining the Same Lawyer Who Defended Allen and Weinstein
In a new series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. Although Andrew [Read More…]
To All the Boys: Always and Forever Provides Little More Than An NYU Ad
As the final filmic installment in the To All the Boys series, this particular one holds an especial weight in terms of concluding the narrative [Read More…]
Party’s Over: Knowing How to Make an Exit, Michael Alig Dies of Heroin Overdose on Jesus’ Birthday
So many aspects of Michael Alig’s existence smack of a heavy-handed metaphor for New York City. As though he was created for the sole purpose [Read More…]
Carrie Bradshaw Lives Inside The Matrix, Ergo New York Is The Matrix
Cogito, ergo sum. That’s the philosophical aphorism Descartes left us with. But no one said that just because you think, you’re actually delving into what’s [Read More…]
The Falling Man Is the Visual Manifestation of the Shit Sandwich or Shit Cereal Paradox
Amid all the images of destruction and carnage documented on September 11, 2001, one that remains, to this day, a standout of the atrocities is [Read More…]
Glimmers of the “Old” Strokes, Like the “Old” New York, Still Fail to Capture A Certain Magic On The New Abnormal
For some reason or other, one of the many details that seems to be forgotten about The Strokes and how they came to “be” is [Read More…]
