Tag: parasocial relationships
On Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn as An Exemplification of Being a Poverty/Mental Illness Tourist
While people have chosen to lambast Joker: Folie à Deux for all the wrong reasons (mainly because it doesn’t fit in any way with the [Read More…]
Bad Romance: Joker: Folie à Deux Shows That Projection in Relationships Always Results in Dashed Expectations
In many ways, the real reason the sequel to Joker is called Joker: Folie à Deux has little to do with a shared delusion between [Read More…]
Chappell Roan’s Attempt to “Gen Z-ify” Fame By Setting “Healthy Boundaries” (Via the Shame Game)
While some might think that “Gen Z-ifying” fame refers to how virality through TikTok is the only way to become a “star” (with no staying [Read More…]
The Fan/Performer Dynamic Keeps Getting Decidedly More Employer/Employee
It used to seem so glamorous to be an “entertainer.” Yet even that word has connotations of being like a monkey with cymbals, “programmed” to [Read More…]
Bebe Rexha Hardly Has the Best Fuckin’ Night of Her Life (But It Might Be For Her Career)
Although it should go without saying by now, it’s clear that New York continues to be the source of all pain. Just ask “hometown heroine” [Read More…]