There is a long tradition of women emulating Marilyn Monroe’s famed performance of “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In fact, it is very…
Read more The Irony of “I’m Just Ken” Grafting “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” at the 2024 OscarsMarch 10 is Oscar Sunday! Watch the 2024 Oscars live on ABC. Red carpet coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET 10 a.m. PT with “Countdown to Oscars: On…
Read more Ryan Gosling to sing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at 96th Academy Awards, report saysEvery year, Awards Season is special for one reason: we all come together in outrage against a very specific group of voters, and publicly shame them until we…
Read more So The Academy Clearly Didn’t Watch BarbieWith a movie as instantaneously revered as Barbie, it’s only natural to expect an accompanying soundtrack that might do it justice. And sure, the Barbie Soundtrack, billed as…
Read more Barbie: The Album Might Cut It In Barbie Land, But Not in the Real WorldIt’s among the few mononyms that invoke an immediate visceral reaction—whether reverent or contemptuous—within people. God. Madonna. Barbie. And, like the aforementioned Italian-American pop star, Barbie, too, is…
Read more In Barbie, As In Life, Patriarchy Is the Insidious Force Turning Women’s Lives Upside Down
