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Denim Jeans and Rosary Beads: Like A Prayer at 30

By Genna Rivieccio
March 22, 2019

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…]

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Madonna, The Ceaseless Hungerer

By Genna Rivieccio
August 16, 2016

August 16th. Some know it as Elvis’ death day. Most, Madonna’s birthday. There is, however, something to be said for the fact that The King [Read More…]

The Julia Roberts-Narrated Harris-Walz Ad Sends An Antithetical Message About So-Called Female Empowerment

Remember, Remember the Fifth of November: Impossible to Forget This Year

Woman of the Hour and Saoirse Ronan on The Graham Norton Show: Two Key Moments in “The Culture” Right Now That Tell a Larger Story

The Voss Water Repetition in Smile 2 and What It Says About Film Product Placement Today

Smile 2: Stars—They’re Just Like Us!, Or: Even Pop Stars Get Demonically Possessed

Shake, Shake, Shake (It), Anora, Or: Pretty Woman This Is Not (Unless One Is Referring to the $3,000 Version Of It)

Harley Quinn Behavior Takes Hold in Suburbia: Lady Gaga’s “Disease” Video

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