McKennaPoppy Puts the Pop in Metal“Oooh, heavy,” Poppy coos on the intro of “X,” the song that marked the shift in her career where unsettling YouTube videos took a backseat…7 min read·Oct 23, 2021----
McKennaNot That InnocentOn the roles of capitalism and patriarchy in the making of a pop star8 min read·Sep 17, 2021----
McKennaThe Passion of Glamdemon2004The genius behind Serena Shahidi and why her attacks on neoliberal feminism are actually iconic7 min read·Apr 8, 2021----
McKennaIn the Zone: Analyzing the Concept of Time in “Spur of the Moment”*CONTAINS SPOILERS*5 min read·Feb 20, 2021----
McKennaShe’s Just Being Miley: “New” Miley is the Same Talent, Just With a MulletOne of the few good things to come out of 2020 is Miley Cyrus’s Plastic Hearts and the moment I have long been waiting for: the public’s…4 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
McKennaThe Last Supper on Morgan StreetIn a family of brunettes I was the surprise blonde, three years old and drunk on the tiramisu. My grandmother had put more liquor in the…4 min read·May 28, 2020----
McKennaLove in the Time of Kollontai: Considering Comradely Love in the Modern AgeBefore Sex and the City hit the airwaves and challenged mainstream ideas around love, sex and relationships, there was Alexandra Kollontai…9 min read·May 28, 2020----
McKennaOn the Afterbeat: A Brief Look at the Cultural Origins of SkaThe music genre ska has a rich history that shows multiple cultural forces at work, including hybridization, cultural appropriation, and…6 min read·May 28, 2020----