From celebrity conservatism to the politics of smell, here’s a sneak peak of the pop culture themes I already know I’m going to be thinking about next year.
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The recent move toward a more minimalist, athletic, ‘natural’ beauty standard isn’t just a trend; it’s a reflection of global political shifts.
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In which I draw a direct line between the popular Netflix rom-com and several disgraced U.K. podcast bros.
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TNC has returned to writing non-fiction with his new book, The Message—but his unequivocal support for Palestinian liberation is not always going over well.
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It is, however, a great lens to think about rape culture, celebrity and complicity.
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Don’t ask how the singer’s arrest for driving while intoxicating will affect his career—instead, think about what the discourse says about the state of his career right now.
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It’s fair to feel angry that so many celebrities only now have something to say about Israel’s genocide of Palestinians—but I’m not sure it’s useful.
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A horrifyingly named new sex toy purports to be an ‘AI girlfriend,’ the latest example of the common, problematic trend of feminizing AI.
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Why is it so difficult for women to identify their collective Roman Empire? Feminist theory can help provide an answer.
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When news broke that former NFL player O. J. Simpson had died, so many news outlets talked about his legacy being “complicated” and the man being “controversial.” I think there was a more accurate word: abusive.
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We’re in the midst of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ roll-out and the visuals are causing a stir—especially her use of the American flag. The discourse asks whether she’s engaging in reclamation, hinting at resistance or upholding imperialism. The answer? Yes.
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The Kate Middleton Photoshop debacle isn’t ruining the royals’ reputation. It’s a sign of how far they’ve already fallen.
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From Jonathan Majors to Taylor Swift, here are the biggest celebrity stories that I *didn’t* write a newsletter on. (Though you know I had opinions.)
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This week, New York magazine critic Angelica Jade Bastién published a harsh (but, I think, fair) critique of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, prompting literal days of discourse about fandom and art criticism. Here’s what I haven’t seen anyone talk about.
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Not the most fun topic for a listicle, I know. But it’s necessary to reflect on the ways media outlets are failing not only audiences, but themselves, in their coverage of Israel’s ongoing occupation of Gaza.
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As usual, celebrities aren’t very good moral compasses—but they’re extremely useful tools for understanding the world around us.
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In her new memoir, 'The Woman in Me,' Spears “opens up, but doesn’t linger,” writes Russ Martin. Nor is she supporting the book’s release with the type of promotional roll-out we’ve become used to from other celebrity authors. That’s her prerogative.
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Their character letters for Danny Masterson has sparked serious outrage—but this might be a more complicated conversation that it seems
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It must be 1963 up in here, because the Jonas Brother who’s also in DNCE just filed for divorce from his wife of four years, Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, and immediately began leaking stories about how she’s a bad mom.
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Today is hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, and earlier this week, Brampton mans Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. We should definitely consider how those two things relate to one another.
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