Toy Story 5 Advocates for “Freakos” Finding Other “Freakos” In Order to Survive This Increasingly Normie World
While “weird” people have been increasingly showcased through film in the time since the twenty-first century began (see: Amélie, Ghost World, Submarine, Frances Ha, et [Read More…]
The Cure and The Smashing Pumpkins Continue to Flex their Influence, This Time on Paris Jackson’s “Happiest Day of My Life”
Following Paris Jackson’s first video from Happiest Day of My Life, “Zombies in Love,” her next “visual representation” of the album is the title track [Read More…]
Chosen Family (and Paris) Gets Its Close-Up in Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Motivation” Video
As the locomotion leading up to the release of Day and Night continues, Carly Rae Jepsen keeps the singles and videos coming. And her latest, [Read More…]
Shygirl’s “Alyse” Pulls from The Prodigy for Sonic Inspiration and Certain Late 90s Gangster Movies for Its Video
The Shygirl drought has been going strong in 2026—until now. With the release of a new single called “Alyse,” the shy girl known in real [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #13: Madonna Getting More Nominations Than Taylor Swift at the 2026 VMAs
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “right” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. Time and time again over [Read More…]
The Parallels Between Tinashe’s “Too Easy” and Ariana Grande’s “Petal” Videos
As Tinashe continues to prepare the world for the release of her sixth album, Popstar, it’s worth noting that even Ariana Grande seems to be [Read More…]
No Matter How Much “Melatonin” You Take, You Won’t Be Able to Sleep On (or During) Tinashe’s Latest Single
As if to further emphasize her lyrical contribution to Charli XCX’s remix of “B2B” in 2024, during which Tinashe declared, “Didn’t come out of nowhere, [Read More…]
Everyone Needs Early Mentorship Along the Way—Even Madonna
No matter how many varying accounts there have been of Madonna’s pre-fame years in Michigan, the one thing everyone can seem to agree on—even Madonna—is [Read More…]
With “She’s the Best,” Troye Sivan Seems to Want to Fill the Void in the Brat Universe Now That Charli XCX Left It
Although gay men are plenty well-known for grafting from women (and often, the caricature of what it’s supposed “mean” to be a woman) while going [Read More…]
The Dishonesty of Zara Larsson’s “Eurosummer” in 2026 (and Beyond)
Just as the meme that goes something to the effect of, “I know this isn’t the USA Miley was trying to party in” kept circulating [Read More…]
