“What’s central to appreciating what Kanye West has meant to the culture is to acknowledge that both sides of him are inextricably connected. He is amazing because he’s terrible.”Tagged: Kanye West, Music, Fans, Being a Fan
“In such a shifting culture, the myth of the white male hero deserves to be readdressed.”Tagged: Entertainment, Celebrities
“Deep down, we apparently don’t care if our Christmas movies are terrible. In fact, the terribleness is a crucial component.”Tagged: Entertainment, Christmas Movies
“Most of the headlines just basically talked about rich kids or influencers who went and got stuck on an island — to me, that felt like a very one-dimensional story. I was interested to see if there was something else there. I was interested in trying to put a human face on the story and take you on…”Tagged: fyre fest, Current Events, Documentaries
“'Lorena' restores Lorena’s dignity, not only aligning her ordeal with the modern-day #MeToo movement, but perhaps more crucially, eviscerating the smug, lazy, sensation-driven treatment she received at the time.”Tagged: Loren Bobbitt, John Bobbitt, Abuse, Domestic Abuse, PTSD
“Are we who binge Tiger King over the weekend really any better? Isn’t that the entire point of this docuseries? If we’re not here for the human train wreck, then why bother?”Tagged: Tiger King, Netflix
“We like to romanticize our rebels and Hollywood bad boys, but there’s no sense of poetry to Depp anymore. It’s all been trashed. It’s as if Edward Scissorhands lost his sweetness.”Tagged: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, toxic masculinity