Tag: Madonna
Mondo Bullshittio #17: Katy Perry Grafting “Sexy” Pregnancy From Those Who Have Done It Better
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Every Madonna Song With Bull Imagery Is Taurus In Sentiment As All Get-Out
It began in 1994, of course, when Madonna and MTV joined forces (yet again) to air a making the video type special (before Making the [Read More…]
The Gender Double Standard of Drinking in the 60s & Beyond
It was at the end of the 1960s that a staged protest by Betty Friedan and other feminist activists supporting the National Organization for Women [Read More…]
Was Fiona Apple Just Attempting to Self-Quarantine the Whole Time in “Criminal”?
In 1997, self-quarantining was essentially the norm for the suburban teenager. A role Fiona Apple plays to angst-ridden perfection (because, yes, people in their twenties [Read More…]
The Resurgence of “Ghosttown”
While Madonna’s 2015 album, Rebel Heart, faltered on the charts at times thanks to the precedent established by a rocky start with the majority of [Read More…]
Not Everybody’s Comin’ to the Future, But Some People Are Still Dwellin’ on the Past: Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia
A title like Future Nostalgia seems to have two meanings, the first obviously being a nostalgia (antithetical to its definition) for the future, but then, [Read More…]
Dua Lipa Continues to Reiterate the Benefits of Staying at Home With “Break My Heart”
Although the non-sonorously named Dua Lipa couldn’t have known in 2019 that “Don’t Start Now,” the first single from her sophomore record, Future Nostalgia, would [Read More…]
Madonna Speaking to Us From Her Rose Petal-Filled Bath About How “COVID-19 Is the Great Equalizer” Is Peak Why Celebrities Are the New Marie Antoinette Right Now
*disclaimer: I am a Madonna fan forever and always, but everyone has their limits now and again Regardless of whether or not it was Mother’s [Read More…]
Whoever Started the Trend of Proving the Extent of the Gargantuan Celebrity Ego With Fake Italian Balcony Videos is an Unwitting Genius
Maybe whoever started the trend was merely a bored fan of [insert pop star’s name here], and it wasn’t intended as some grand statement about [Read More…]
Regina George Probably Would’ve Been Praised for Her Burgeoning Badonkadonk Rather Than Made Fun of For It in the Now
Back in 2004, when Mean Girls served as ostensibly the last truly iconic high school movie at the same level as Heathers or Clueless, our [Read More…]
