Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, and Cyndi Lauper get the Mattel treatment
Attention holiday shoppers, ’80s nostalgists, and feminist music geeks! Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, and Cyndi Lauper went Barbie for Mattel’s Ladies of the ’80s collection. Apparently this was announced...
View ArticlePreviews: “Nine”
I saw Precious today and want to talk about it length, but need to process what I saw. I’d also like to get to Push, Sapphire’s book on which the movie was based at some point before the end of the...
View ArticleCheck out my Bitch entry on Victorious
My thoughts on the new Nickelodeon tween comedy make up the today’s post for “Tuning In.” Given the hubbub surrounding reception of the new music video M.I.A.’s “Born Free” this morning, perhaps you...
View ArticleSucker Punch’d
Last fall, I got around to watching Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. A friend recommended it based on my interests in female pop musicians and music video. Well, he didn’t recommend it. He predicted...
View ArticleLorde, the Un-Syncable
If I’ve learned anything from teaching undergraduates in a survey on contemporary media this semester, it’s that many of them like Lorde. A handful of students claimed “Royals” as their song of the...
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