Rina Sawayama’s ‘This Hell’ blazes with fiery ferocity
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In true Rina fashion, “This Hell” somehow combines dazzling whimsy and real substance, filling the emptiness left behind in the wake of hate.
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Rina Sawayama brings heat, heart to Dynasty Tour global livestream
Sawayama handed down a searing, dynamic performance, rife with spurts of energy and the occasional moment of wistful melancholy.
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Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ is catchy, sometimes long-winded synth-pop feat
Filled to the brim with catchy melodies and danceable instrumentals, the LP is — for the first time on a Coldplay record in a long while — fun, and is certainly worthy of a listen from fans and casual listeners alike.
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Netflix’s ‘Britney vs. Spears’ is honest, harrowing dive into confining conservatorship
The documentary provides a stark, emotionally honest look into the horrors of Spears’ conservatorship through lenses of power and control.
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Freeing Britney and me
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The second a gay man wears a dress, the universe explodes. So instead, queer men often focus our energy on these pop divas — the only acceptable way to express our femininity.
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Media’s the real womanizer: ‘Framing Britney Spears’ opens deeper conversations
The media is able to create an image for a person that takes on a life of its own: There’s Britney Spears and there’s “Britney Spears.”
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‘Framing Britney Spears’ is crash course on pop star’s exploitation, media toxicity
While “Framing Britney Spears” might not be concrete enough to be used in court against Spears’ conservatorship, it could easily catalyze a reckoning of the abuse she faced at the hands of the media.
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‘Promising Young Woman’ serves up bitter revenge with lackluster storytelling
In a world where rape victims are silenced and forgotten, “Promising Young Woman” asks: How can women possibly find justice?
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Justin Bieber’s Grammy complaints show pop music’s ignorance toward genre appropriation
His words suggest he feels owed a place and a voice in the R&B genre, a musical space that has long been pioneered and popularized by people of color.
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‘WAP’ has made us fools to sensationalism
“WAP” offers nothing original. It is purely iterative — it only gives the illusion of originality, by way of its cousin, sensationalism.
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