Tag: Donald Trump
Pardon Me, While I Burst Into Flames: Trump’s Celebrity-Motivated Politics
But then, you already knew that, didn’t you? That the current U.S. president is driven by the favor and popularity of celebrities, no matter how [Read More…]
Donald Trump in Europe: The Rainbow Tour It Is Not
While Eva Perón has been deified (thanks to both Patti LuPone and Madonna’s renderings of her–though, don’t tell that to the former) in the period since [Read More…]
Donald Trump & The Attack of “The Liberal Movie People”
Perhaps only Meryl Streep could overtake the 2017 Golden Globes ceremony with her empowered acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille award, seizing the opportunity [Read More…]
A Monster Begat by Cameos: Trump Was Glorified in the Media Long Before Negative Coverage Plagued His Presidential Run
“The Donald,” a name that once sounded endearing when it came from Ivana Trump but now sounds more fittingly like the epithet of a horrific [Read More…]
Kanye’s Statement on Celebrity is Old Hat in “Famous”
While some are outraged by the video for “Famous,” others are heralding it as Kanye West’s ultimate visual masterpiece. But, in reality, neither reaction is [Read More…]
“Burn The Witch”: An Animated, More Highly Politicized Wicker Man
Radiohead has been noticeably mum of late, particularly in the midst of the Hitler-esque rise of both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the American [Read More…]
What’s the Worst Alliance in American Pop Culture Right Now: Trump-Palin or Kelly-Cosby?
There is a reason Americans are perpetually the butt of every international joke: because they let people like Donald Trump speak for them. Moreover, they have [Read More…]
