Tag: A League of Their Own
“Plain” Girls Finish First When They Finish Last: Penny Marshall and That Head & Shoulders Commercial
Resuscitated of late even before Penny Marshall’s death on December 17th thanks to the joys of Instagram as the new Tumblr, a relic of a [Read More…]
“This Used To Be My Playground” Thought Wistfulness Was Worth Getting Drunk On Before You Did
Before Charli XCX with “1999” or, ahem, Bowling for Soup with “1985,” there was Madonna lusting after the past and all the wonderful ways to [Read More…]
The Depiction of Nostalgia in Madonna’s “This Used To Be My Playground”
In 1992, it was difficult to imagine Madonna without her clothes off, yet she put them back on quite seamlessly to create the song and [Read More…]
Mourning the Loss of the Acceptance of Maudlinness in Film (Specifically 90s Cinema)
While, at the time it was happening, the 90s appeared to be an angst-ridden, moody decade, looking back now, it seems like everyone was complaining [Read More…]
Why Madonna’s Film Roles Are Redeeming From a Feminist Standpoint
Madonna is not known for being a great actress–or even being an actress at all. The most people will ever give to her is Desperately [Read More…]
