Madonna’s Satan Year
It seems fitting that this is the year Madonna turns sixty-six—her “Satan year,” as it were. After all, satanic panic is chic again, what with the Christian vote…
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It Took Thirty-Four Years to Admit America Is Actually Godless So That Madonna’s Pepsi Commercial Could be Embraced by the Company and Re-Aired on TV Again
In the final year of the still Reagan-dominated 80s, Madonna again “chose” (as if being inherently controversial to milquetoasts is a choice) to shock the world, but mainly…
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“Love Is A Battlefield” As Forerunner to “Papa Don’t Preach”
It’s slightly uncanny that, in the early pre-fame days of Madonna’s career, her first manager, Camille Barbone, was grooming her to look and sound more like Pat Benatar…
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Madonna Gambles on Rereleasing “Gambler”
Apropos of nothing—not even some TikTok virality bullshit—Madonna has seen fit to reissue her 1985 single, “Gambler,” for all streaming platforms. Although Madonna has been rereleasing all kinds…
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Weird: The Madonna Ciccone Story
It should go without saying that any “biopic” about Weird Al Yankovic—especially one overseen by the parody-maker himself—is not to be taken seriously. And yet, in the hyper-literal…
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