Tag: Rihanna
On How It’s Gotten So Shitty That People Are Actually Romanticizing 2016
Because there is no rhyme or reason to anything anymore, the same goes for what trends might “reanimate” at any given moment. Except the “2016 [Read More…]
The “Weirdo” Next Door: Winona Ryder Shows Up in A$AP Rocky’s “Punk Rocky” Video
While many might have been worried that it would take another minute to see Winona Ryder in something after the series finale of Stranger Things [Read More…]
Rihanna’s “Friend of Mine” Indicates A Certain Lack of Enthusiasm on Her Part for Making New Music
Every time Rihanna has dropped a new single during the five years that have past in this decade, the fanfare surrounding it has always reached [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #55: Rihanna Choosing to Release “New” Music as Part of the Smurfs Soundtrack
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture…and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Madonna Is Still the Greatest Pop Star of the Twenty-First Century
While no one wants to hear this (least of all ageists or the Beyhive), Madonna remains, despite Billboard’s recent list to the contrary, the greatest pop [Read More…]
Masks! Innuendos! Double Cigarette Smoking!: Addison Rae’s “Aquamarine”
While Addison Rae might have only been five going on six years old when Aquamarine came out, clearly it must have had a lasting subliminal [Read More…]
Charli XCX Creates Her Own Version of CSS’ “City Grrrl” With “In The City”
In 2011, CSS released their third album, La Liberación. Still finding it difficult to recreate the “virality” of 2005’s “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex,” [Read More…]
Anne-Marie’s “Unhealthy” One-Ups Lana Del Rey and Rihanna’s Love of Toxic Relationships
While some women like to at least slightly pretend they would “emancipate themselves” if they “could” from a toxic relationship, some simply like to own [Read More…]
Heaven Knows What: The Rihanna and Lana Del Rey of Movies
In 2011, Rihanna released the music video for “We Found Love.” Directed by Melina Matsoukas, its central focus is Rihanna in the role of a [Read More…]
Rihanna Gets Through the Halftime Show
For those wondering if Rihanna “ate” at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the expression feels especially pointed considering most were curious as to whether Ri [Read More…]