Mondo Ironico #10: Mariah Carey Singing “Feelin’ Myself Like I’m Norma Jeane”
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture is. Long ago now, in a pre-pandemic world called [Read More…]
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…]
With the Video for “Bad Enough,” Madison Beer Suggests That the Only One Keeping You Trapped in a Relationship is…You (Which is Probably Why You Can’t Leave It)
As the fourth single from her candid and confessional album, Locket, “Bad Enough” might just be Madison Beer’s most emotional offering from the record. Accordingly, [Read More…]
Eternal Sunshine Redux: Madison Beer’s Locket
In the three years since Madison Beer released her last studio album, Silence Between Songs, it isn’t as if she’s left her listeners totally bereft [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…]
Hilary Duff’s “Roommates” Is a Lament for the Honeymoon Phase (Both of a Relationship and Life)
As Hilary Duff gives another auditory snapshot of what to expect from sixth album, Luck… or Something, “Roommates” provides a marked thematic contrast to the [Read More…]
PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson Release the Video for “Stateside” at a Moment That Renders the Sentiment Behind It Completely Ironic
On the heels of Zara Larsson making her “scandalous” (read: absolutely true) comments about ICE, it seems only ironically fitting that the Charlotte Rutherford-directed video [Read More…]
A$AP Rocky’s “Helicopter” Video: PlayStation-Rendered Dystopian Chaos Prevails…In Other Words, Just Another Day in Amérique
On the heels of his absurdist video for “Punk Rocky” (featuring Tim Burton-oriented cameos from Winona Ryder and Danny Elfman), A$AP Rocky continues to keep [Read More…]
With Her “Sexistential” Performance, Robyn Picks Up the Madonna Tradition of “Daring” to Be Sexual and a Pop Star Past “A Certain Age”—And It’s Much Appreciated
As Robyn continues to build the anticipation around her ninth album, Sexistential, she released not one, but two new singles from it on January 7th [Read More…]
Julia Roberts Remains the Embodiment of a STAR at the 2026 Golden Globes—As Evidenced by Various Reactions to Her Throughout the Night
Perhaps because it’s been quite some time since Julia Roberts has been nominated for an award and shown up to a ceremony that her presence [Read More…]
