Originally I intended to discuss the irresponsible ways in which artists ask us to suspend our disbelief, not necessarily by creating an alternate universe, but in leaving out or fudging…
Fallen starlets
I feel weird about how people have perceived Britney Spears over the course of her career. “Baby One More Time” and “Oops! I Did It Again” convinced us she was…
Hip-Hop’s Sonic Revolution
“How much do I not give a f**k? Let me show you right now, ‘fore you give it up.” With that, a choral rendition of “Sermon (He’ll Give Us What…
Horror’s marvelous self-awareness
At the close of recent horror release You’re Next, survivor Erin Harson confronts boyfriend Crispian and accuses him of plotting the murder of his family and Erin herself. Crispian claims…
Beyond a televisual reality
I have this problem where I quote television without citing my sources. I stole a line from Friends to ask out my first boyfriend, lifted a sardonic Nip/Tuck jab during…
ARTPOP for the masses
“Everybody asks me—they say, ‘What does ARTPOP even mean?’ What I tell them is, when we come together, me and my beautiful fans, we belong don’t we?” Lady Gaga said…