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Madonna Endures a New Era of Survivor’s Guilt
Throughout her life, Madonna has frequently talked about having survivor’s guilt. Namely, when it comes to all the people she lost in the 1980s to [Read More…]
Madonna Arrives At That “Impossible” “When I’m Sixty-Four” Moment, Yet, As A Woman, Doesn’t Have the Same Respect or “Cachet” as Paul McCartney
One of the most noticeable themes Madonna has touted in recent years during interviews or speeches is a certain sense of “survivor’s guilt.” Not just [Read More…]
On How Sean and Madonna Should Have Starred in Blind Date Instead of Shanghai Surprise
Blind Date is one of many 80s movies that serves as more of a footnote in pop culture than a “main event” (à la E.T. [Read More…]
Sean Penn Continues to be Madonna’s Most Embarrassing Ex After His Comments on Masculinity
Being a gay icon, part of the reason for Madonna’s status as such also stems from her flavor for overly butch men (so “butch” to [Read More…]
“Keep It Together” As A Holiday Song
One could say that Madonna’s entire career was catapulted by the concept of a “Holiday.” After all, it was the name of her first successfully [Read More…]
So You Wanna Keep Dredging Up “Vintage” Instances of Women Being Abused by the Media?: Look at Madonna
Madonna long ago knew that she would not have the same kind of worshipful fame as Marilyn Monroe. Or any other “tragic” figure typically martyred [Read More…]
Denim Jeans and Rosary Beads: Like A Prayer at 30
Establishing a certain fondness for releasing the “serious album” in the spring (as she would later do with Ray of Light in March of 1998 [Read More…]
Don’t Cry For Me: Madonna’s Tears of A Clown Show (Including A Cover of “Toxic” As Homage to Donald Trump & Britney Spears’ Birthday)
Madonna has long ago reached the point of immunity, both in terms of the type of and extent of criticism she’s able to let wash [Read More…]
