Tag: Jackie Kennedy
Kim Said: First the Decimation of Jackie, Now Marilyn
In retrospect, Kim Kardashian going to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner just before the Met Gala, where she would don the “Marilyn dress” (of which [Read More…]
Madness Grows in Isolation–And Also In Company: Grey Gardens Through the Quarantine Lens
Little Edie, of course, was slightly more averse to staying confined, noting from the vantage point of her “youth,” “I suppose I won’t get out [Read More…]
The Defunct Ability to Lampoon Presidents With the Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday” Shtick
In 1993, the inauguration of Bill Clinton left the Gen X denizens of the U.S. with a sense of potential hope for the future. Well, [Read More…]
National Anthem: The Politicism of Lana Del Rey Before Lust for Life
Lana Del Rey has generally been regarded as an artist that was not very political in her work up to 2017’s Lust for Life, an [Read More…]
Not To Be One-Upped By Prince William and Kate Middleton, Kimye, Too Expects Third Child
As a testament to the devolved state of the United States, it’s often been stated that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are the closest thing [Read More…]
Glimmers of Good Acting Don’t Make Up for the Fact That You Could Just Watch “National Anthem” Instead of Jackie
It’s the movie and performance no one can seem to stop talking about. Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in her aggrieved widow state is Oscar [Read More…]
Don DeLillo’s Libra: A Humanizing Account of Lee Harvey Oswald
Libra, one of the lesser appreciated works of Don DeLillo, came out in 1988–twenty-five years after John F. Kennedy’s death. Speculating on the events that [Read More…]
