Kanye West’s wife, Bianca Censori, continued her provocative fashion statements by dressing up in a see-through dress at the Grammy’s. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss femininity and beauty standards for women and how it…
Candace, we hardly knew ye. Where are the eyes that looked so mild? Hurroo, hurroo Where are the eyes that looked so mild? Hurroo, hurroo Where are the eyes that looked so mild When so many hearts you first beguiled?…
There is a certain thanks that we owe to straightforward hatemongers. We know that hate is what they do. Either we buy into it, just like the paid-for scientists who, working for the Tobacco Institute 60 years ago, got smokers…
Rush Limbaugh, in his capacity as the head of the Limbaugh Institute of Conservative Studies, used to teach: “The gravity of the charge does not make it true.” He was referencing the torrent of charges that were used to bludgeon…
Well, of course. Here is a headline from the Guardian that is not getting anywhere near the attention it merits: Milo Yiannopoulos claims he set up Fuentes dinner ‘to make Trump’s life miserable’ Rightwing provocateur says he helped arrange for…
I begin with certain definitions: 1. The Jew-hater formerly known as Kanye West now prefers to be called “Ye.” Therefore, for the duration of this article, I shall call him “Kanye.” 2. The White Supremacist, Holocaust-mocking Jew-hater who was ancillary…
Controversy has erupted over the behavior of rapper Ye (Kanye West), NBA player Kyrie Irving, and comedian Dave Chappelle. Ye was prepared to go “death con 3” against Jews, who he claimed mistreated black artists. Irving tweeted a movie that…
How to respond to someone who insults you? It depends. How deep was the insult? How personal? How dangerous? Will a response enhance your own position or embroil you in a conflict that you don’t need? Let’s say you are…
I live across the street from a high school, and every weekend I get an earful of whatever music is popular among the young and reckless. For about a year, it was nothing (thank you, Gov. Northam), but ever since…
