DammnBaby

Below is the pamphlet that Madonna inserted into copies of the Like A Prayer album in 1989. In doing so, she made a political statement of monumental proportions. Madonna has always fought for our community even when it wasn't popular. She was there, in the trenches with authenticity, during one of the most traumatic periods in queer history. She put queer people in her music videos and films, and on stage in her tours. She talked about them openly in the media. She didn't apologize for it. Madonna helped queer people overcome stigma and gain mainstream acceptance. These were the kinds of interviews she was giving: Madonna stood for something meaningful, took unpopular social and political positions that put her career at risk because it was the right thing to do, truly changed culture - and the world - for the better, and still pumped out blockbuster sales for decades. Taylor Swift sold a lot of records and stayed as apolitical and safe as possible to enrich herself. Taylor Swift cannot relate.

The quote Nicki used is misattributed to Marilyn. But here's one she did say: "I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't." - Marilyn Monroe

She's on the Brandi Glanville trajectory. I miss the days when celebrities didn't botch their faces and transform into entirely different people to look "younger". The irony is, they rarely look younger. And they sure don't look like themselves.

It's common to combine album versions and radio edits when calculating artists' stream counts, and in many cases such versions have been merged. It is arbitrary - for a while, the album version and radio edit of All For You were merged, and then subsequently unmerged on Spotify's stream counts. This song reached 100M streams in July. The album version reached 100M streams today.

I love how the EU and Canada announced a move toward a formal alliance today and American news is leading with "OMG TRUMP IS DEMOLISHING THE KENNEDY CENTER!". Do Americans realize that the rest of the world is moving on?

I seriously doubt he said that. Makes for a headline, though.

The comparisons her fans make to Marilyn Monroe are hilarious and an insult to everything Monroe stood for, and to her talent and singularity.

Trump trialing universal basic income? What a socialist!

Oh well.

Someone to Call My Lover reached 100M weeks ago as the album version (98.7M) and single edit (5.38M) are not merged.

Aftersun is better than any Ridley Scott movie, so Paul wins.

In international theatres Nov. 4 and US/Canada Dec. 11. Album out Nov. 6. "I suppose what Faith meant to me was life was still going to deliver." Burst into tears watching that as I felt the heaviness of that line. He was such a monumental talent, killed by homophobia and the closet. I was lucky enough to be front row for his TwentyFiveLive tour and it was an otherworldly experience. His voice was a miracle.

The real test for Pierre is whether he loses Brantford to the Liberals.

There is no problem. Trump has decided he wants to annex Canada because we dare stand up to him. With every comment and tweet from the administration, Americans reveal themselves as even bigger assholes. This kind of bullshit from Hegseth, as well as the recent comments from Bessent, dishonour all Canadians who fought and died alongside Americans in many wars. Never again. I don't think Americans understand how angry, insulted and hurt Canadians are - and that is not going away.

I hope they replace him with Naomi Campbell for a real kii.