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Posts tagged "sex"
“Horse Semen Might Be Good For You”: Throwing Shade Live Comes to Boston
On Thursday night, Los Angeles comedians Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi visited the Oberon stage in Cambridge as part of their East Coast Throwing Shade Live tour. Like any good touring comics, these L.A.-by-way-of-Texaners made sure to include plenty of local humor, from Gibson describing her disappointment at the lack of women statues in Boston Common (“I did see one statue of a woman, but she was killed for being a Quaker”), to Safi’s take on Faneuil Hall (“Nothing moves […]
The Viewfinder: Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been?”
In the time it’s taken you to read this, Rihanna’s gotten another tattoo and changed her hair color twice. Check out her new video for “Where Have You Been?”
WTFF?: Daniel Bedingfield’s “Rocks Off”
It’s been damn near a decade since we Americans last heard from Daniel Bedingfield. The young British singer/songwriter scored hits out the box with “Gotta Get Thru This” and the pretty ballad “If I’m Not The One.” Both songs worked that retro-MJ thing before Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Ne-Yo took over that particular lane, and Daniel even had a foot in that two-step thing that was popular in the U.S. for about five minutes (hello, Craig David!!) So, where […]
The Viewfinder: “The Way You Love Me” by Keri Hilson
I know there’s already been quite a bit of commentary on Keri Hilson’s new “The Way You Love Me” video, and I decided that before I looked at what other people thought of the clip, I’d watch it for myself so as to not be influenced by the opinions of the general public. After watching the video, I have several thoughts. 1) I wrote a piece a couple months back talking about the oversexualization of females in pop culture. This […]
All You Need to Know About the Music of Madonna (Part 2)
Madonna started her second decade as a performer as a provocateur and ended it as an Earth Mother. The controversy over the “Like a Prayer” video kicked off the era of the gasp-worthy MTV clip, and over the next couple of years, Madonna’s publicity grabs got more and more shameless. Perhaps because she was spending too much time thinking of what over the top thing to do next, her music got worse. Although some would disagree, most of Madonna’s Nineties […]
Dear Ladies: Time to Make an Adjustment on the Slutometer
When did it become the norm for women in music to be trampy 24/7? Believe me, there is nothing wrong with owning one’s sexuality. But is the concept of being in charge of your sexuality synonymous with acting like a stripper in heat? Over the past decade or so, the role of the woman in pop music has gone from being occasionally titillating to basically playing the role of a ho. Misogynist? Not at all. Work with me here. Name […]
Does Billboard Know Exactly What Sexy Is??
One thing we can probably all agree on is that sexiness is relative. Everyone’s got their own quirks. Some people think it’s a 6 pack, or a big rack. For some people, it’s less visual and more intellectual. Personally, as a gay dude, I find most typically attractive men (say, Brad Pitt) pretty un-sexy. Too Metro for my tastes (although I will admit that seeing him in “Thelma & Louise” gave me quite the teenage boner). Billboard Magazine, that bastion […]