Tag: capitalism
The Fan/Performer Dynamic Keeps Getting Decidedly More Employer/Employee
It used to seem so glamorous to be an “entertainer.” Yet even that word has connotations of being like a monkey with cymbals, “programmed” to [Read More…]
“I Keep My Side of the Street Clean”—Not!: Taylor Swift’s Garbage (Not to Be Confused With Taylor Swift Is Garbage)
Like most things that the hoi polloi are expected to endure/“deal with,” celebrities and the otherwise wealthy are not. For someone of Taylor Swift’s caliber [Read More…]
Monetize (And Monetize And Monetize) Your Talent: Air Explores the Birth of a New American Dream: Passive Income
If Air seeks to emphasize one thing, it’s that you should always leverage your talent to secure the utmost profit. That’s certainly what Michael Jordan [Read More…]
“Snow on the Beach,” Climate Change Child’s Play, Doesn’t Provide the Best Simile For Evoking the “Unusual” Phenomenon of Falling in Requited Love
Even when “Snow on the Beach” was “first” released on the first iteration of Taylor Swift’s Midnights, “all the way back” in October of 2022, [Read More…]
Ciara’s “Da Girls”: An Update on “Independent Women Part I” (But Is That Really A Good Thing?)
In 2000, Destiny’s Child heralded the dawning of the new century by unveiling “Independent Women Part I.” On the heels of TLC’s “No Scrubs,” released [Read More…]
Not Commenting on People’s Bodies Would Eradicate Way Too Many Industries: Why the Ariana Grande Body Shaming Speech Is Ultimately Hollow
To exist is, unfortunately, to be perceived. And, in this world, there’s no shortage of people who would like to comment on their perception of [Read More…]
The Obsession With Marking Time Through Pop Culture
In the past several years, it’s become more and more common to “celebrate” (or mourn) the passing of milestone anniversaries for films and albums. This [Read More…]
Are You Surprised A Visual Effects Extravaganza About Paying Your Taxes and Honoring Family Was the Oscar Darling?
Triangle of Sadness never stood a chance as a major Oscar contender, of course. And as a skewering of the rich and a society that [Read More…]
Among the Ruins, The Mall Will Tell of What Society Used to Be (And Can’t Help But Remain)
In episode seven of The Last of Us, “Left Behind,” Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is taken on a late-night expedition to see a relic and wonder [Read More…]
Dog Gone, Or: Dogs Are Not (Capitalist) Pigs
It would be easy to write the film adaptation of Dog Gone off as “treacle,” “schmaltz,” “overwrought tripe,” etc.—which, in fact, a large majority of [Read More…]
