Tag: capitalism
This Is A Story About Control: Hustlers
From the moment the words of Janet Jackson commence Hustlers with her intro to “Control,” it is unequivocal that, indeed, “This is a story about [Read More…]
Like the Rest of Us, J. Lo Ignores the Demise of Capitalism With “Dinero”
Before Jennifer Lopez rolled out the music video for “Dinero,” she unleashed the first live performance of it at the Billboard Music Awards, where, as [Read More…]
Songs About Not Needing Money To Be Happy & Sia’s “Cheap Thrills”: A Complex Saturation in A Hyper-Capitalist World
There has long been a thematic trend in music–one that espouses the notion that you don’t need money in order to be happy. In fact, [Read More…]
Guy Ritchie’s Swept Away Was Possibly the Best Movie of 2002
Swept Away, the 2002 remake of Lina Wertmüller’s Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto (you can see why they changed the name), was universally acknowledged as [Read More…]
