I shudder to think how many people have had illnesses triggered or worsened by the constant bombardment of ads for it, as well

About as much as U2 does

This is a funny take to have about Gaga, a woman whose most famous lyrics have always been nonsense syllables.

The Pretendian allegations obviously aren't new; this article, about her being stripped of the awards, is from today.

I will defend this band, who I firmly believe made good and interesting stuff in their post-YouTube era, but this. I will not defend this.

Serious Crime in Late 17th Century Scotland by Allan Kennedy (I think)

I think Dolly's honestly "cooler" now, or was a few years ago - in terms of popular opinion outside country - than she was when she was actually having country hits.

I'm assuming by U2-like reinvention you're referring to Achtung Baby, but that was 20 years into their career. Lil Nas would have to do something more like Radiohead escaping the shadow of Creep, which is much, much harder - he's not had the time or the catalog to build good will. Two hit wonder.

I ride these new ones most days, + they sure do get me where I need to go. Can't imagine complaining about investment in public transport cause I don't like the color.

I think the hollowness at the center of the Dua Lipa project finally caught up with her. The tunes might hold up, but she was always gonna have trouble maintaining a huge presence cause there's no there there.