Basically since its inception, pop music has put as much effort into glamorizing what happens behind the scenes as what happens in front of it. The pop stars of the modern era replaced folk heroes not just in popular opinion but also in terms of mythbuilding, with their origin stories as important to their success […]
No More Pretending for Him: Thoughts on Donald Glover and Celebrity Frankness
If you’ve been on the internet today, then you’ve probably already seen a lot of commentary on some notes Donald Glover put up on his Instagram. Some of it has simply been reposts of the material, while some publications have posted questionable, slightly condescending remarks about whether we should be “worried,” but there has probably been […]