While some baby boomers idealize the lie that was the 1950′s, when consumerism was the key to eternal happiness and the nuclear family was still something to believe in, I idealize a slice of time from the 1990s — a time that was influenced by the awkward innocence of the John Hughes films of the ...
Pop-diva powerhouse, Beyoncé, recently announced that she is in the process of developing her own label. “I see so many male artists building these empires and passing their knowledge on to other artists and development. I see myself doing the same thing, and hopefully other young artists when they grow up and have been around ...
A new book entitled Record Collecting for Girls, by Courtney E. Smith, may sound like a great idea for women who tend to be ignored by the music biz, but is it really a step forward? Does it fight against inequality, or solidify it? It may sound silly to complain. Smith probably just thought it ...
A new video is set to reach Rebecca Black status, straight from Norway and into our gag reflexes. There is so much to say about Tonje Langetieg’s new song, I Don’t Wanna Be a Crappy Housewife. A red carpet entrance with our “star” looking completely high, the outfits, the bizarre club scene, the lyrics themselves ...
Dancing and music videos go together like Fred and Ginger. Janet Jackson lead the rhythm nation and Britney Spears followed in her choreographed steps. But the women of the noughties are falling short, preferring poses to fancy footwork. But less dancing can only lead to better music. Hortense from Jezebel is saddened by this state ...
It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
