Why Hollywood can't stop making ‘Incel horror’
From Obsession to Companion and Don’t Worry Darling, a new wave of “incel horror” is turning romance into something far more unsettling. These films are not simply about devotion gone too far, but what happens when one person’s desire becomes more important than another person’s freedom to say no.
Pop Theory: The Chappell Roan controversy isn’t actually about her
Chappell Roan didn’t start the problem. She just refused to play along.
Pop Theory: Who decides a flop?
In the age of social media, success in music no longer rests solely on the songs themselves. Instead, it depends on something far less measurable but far more powerful: fandom.