Tag: Britney Spears
Mondo Appropriato #9: The Christina Aguilera/Sabrina Carpenter Alliance
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. While some might [Read More…]
The Voss Water Repetition in Smile 2 and What It Says About Film Product Placement Today
Perhaps even more than the various terrifying scenes of Smile 2, what audiences are seeming to remember most after seeing Parker Finn’s sequel is the [Read More…]
Smile 2: Stars—They’re Just Like Us!, Or: Even Pop Stars Get Demonically Possessed
With such pressure to outperform the success of 2022’s Smile, writer-director Parker Finn wanted to approach the movie’s sequel from an entirely new angle. And [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…]
“ADHD” According to Paris Hilton: “That’s Hot”
Building on the growing arsenal of singles and videos that Paris Hilton has thus far released from her second album, Infinite Icon, “ADHD” marks the [Read More…]
Kylie Minogue Serves Her Version of Britney Spears’ “Lucky” Video With “Lights Camera Action”
Proving that female pop stars only get better with age (even if Madonna already did that starting as early as 1998), Kylie Minogue is having [Read More…]
Mondo Ironico #8: Britney’s Formerly “Too Sexy For Children” Looks Suddenly Being Distilled Into Toy Form
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture is. For anyone who witnessed the rise of Britney [Read More…]
The Britney and Madonna-ness of Sabrina Carpenter’s Performance at the VMAs
Although neither Madonna nor Britney Spears were tangibly present at the 2024 VMAs, it seemed as though they were everywhere. What with their sartorial and [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #50: Madonna Not Winning Most Iconic Performance at the 2024 VMAs
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…]
Like Hilton’s Debut, Paris, Infinite Icon Is Designed To Fit the Mold of the Current Culture Climate
The year was 2006. Paris Hilton was still at an apex of her aughts-era fame—which she’s continued to parlay into pop cultural clout all the [Read More…]
