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Published in The Glitter & Gold

·Aug 14, 2021

Sex, lies and dirty money: 7 things you didn’t know about the Gucci family

Guccio Gucci founded Gucci in 1921. By the 1950s, Italian aristocrats, European royalty, and Hollywood stars were flocking to Italy to buy Gucci’s luxurious leather designs. The Gucci family, customers believed, traced their roots back to Florence’s Medici dynasty. They had once made saddles for and Italian royalty. 1. Guccio Gucci lied about his family history It was…

Gucci

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Sex, lies and dirty money: 7 things you didn’t know about the Gucci family
Sex, lies and dirty money: 7 things you didn’t know about the Gucci family

Published in Cosmic Magazine

·Aug 14, 2021

The cosmogenesis of Tame Impala’s ‘Currents’

The beginning of third Tame Impala album Currents finds Kevin Parker in a period of transition. “I heard about a whirlwind that’s coming ’round,” he sings, “It’s gonna carry off all that isn’t bound.” Whirlwinds are a symbol of change. They represent evolution powered by exceptional forces. The kind beyond…

Tame Impala

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The cosmogenesis of Tame Impala’s ‘Currents’
The cosmogenesis of Tame Impala’s ‘Currents’

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·Jun 3, 2021

Billie Eilish owns her power

Since the release of her debut album, Billie Eilish has fought hard to maintain control of her identity. Far from content to be a pop caricature, she continues to subvert expectations. Following her own conscience, Eilish rejects many of the rules and conventions society places upon her. The recent change…

Billie Eilish

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Billie Eilish owns her power
Billie Eilish owns her power

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·May 20, 2021

Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’ still challenges taboos of sex and power

Ariana Grande‘s third album Dangerous Woman takes its title from a quote by Nawal El Saadawi. “They said,” the feminist author wrote in 1975, “‘You are a savage and dangerous woman.’ I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous.” Ariana Makes Her Stand This was a bold statement for Saadawi…

Ariana Grande

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’ still challenges taboos of sex and power
Ariana Grande’s ‘Dangerous Woman’ still challenges taboos of sex and power

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·May 12, 2021

Billie Eilish’s Vogue cover lays bare the hypocrisy of a culture that is killing women

A close friend of mine was institutionalized with an eating disorder last year. She was so malnourished she had to be fed through a tube to stay alive. A former partner went through a similar experience. After, she was not allowed to keep scales in the house. She found a…

Billie Eilish

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Billie Eilish’s Vogue cover lays bare the hypocrisy of a culture that is killing women
Billie Eilish’s Vogue cover lays bare the hypocrisy of a culture that is killing women

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·May 5, 2021

Lil Nas X’s fight for identity is changing the way we define Queer Men

With outrageous dress sense and an attitude to match, Lil Nas X is one of modern culture’s most visible and outspoken media personalities. He is also one of its most misunderstood. …

Lil Nas X

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Lil Nas X’s fight for identity is changing the way we define Queer Men
Lil Nas X’s fight for identity is changing the way we define Queer Men

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·May 5, 2021

The joy I take in watching colors fade: My fascination with Kurt Cobain and The 27 Club

I was painting this morning when a lyric came into my head. It was an older song. One I had not, admittedly, ever really paid that much attention to. It was Halsey’s ‘Colors’. And although I had listened to the song probably more than a thousand times, its lyrics had…

27 Club

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The joy I take in watching colors fade: My fascination with Kurt Cobain and The 27 Club
The joy I take in watching colors fade: My fascination with Kurt Cobain and The 27 Club

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·Apr 3, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo’s latest single is giving me ‘Deja Vu’

Olivia Rodrigo hit the ground running with sentimental single ‘Driver’s License’ in January this year. Released when Rodrigo was just 17, it acted as an encore for several popular ballads she released as a cast member of High School Musical: The Series. After gaining rapid traction through apps such as…

Olivia Rodrigo

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Olivia Rodrigo’s latest single is giving me ‘Deja Vu’
Olivia Rodrigo’s latest single is giving me ‘Deja Vu’

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·Apr 3, 2021

Opinion: ‘R9’ will be Rihanna’s most important album

2005’s Music of the Sun transformed Rihanna from an unknown 17-year-old from Barbados into an international superstar. With Good Girl Gone Bad she broke free from the girl-next-door persona a heartless record industry had forced upon her. Then, after the 20-year-old Rihanna had been savagely beaten by boyfriend Chris Brown…

Rihanna

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Opinion: ‘R9’ will be Rihanna’s most important album
Opinion: ‘R9’ will be Rihanna’s most important album

Published in The Glitter & Gold

·Mar 20, 2021

Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’ Offers Hope in Troubling Times

When Paul McCartney finds himself in times of trouble he writes a McCartney album. As the Beatles were breaking apart he wrote McCartney. When Wings was coming to an end in 1980 he delivered some of his most eccentric material on McCartney II. …

Paul Mccartney

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Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’ Offers Hope in Troubling Times
Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’ Offers Hope in Troubling Times
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