The Inventory

Gender, Culture, and Politics. With Teeth.

How Pop Music Embraced Death and Lost Its Sex Appeal

2/13/19 12:00PM

Which of These Dramas About Women Pop Stars Will Win You Over?

This Valentine's Day, Let's Remember When All the Pop Stars Swore They Didn't Fuck

Katy Perry Is Live-Streaming Her Entire Weekend to Promote Her New Album

Rachel Vorona Cote

Katy Perry Picks Up Her Mic to Perform At This Year's Grammys

Rachel Vorona Cote

2/06/17 10:00PM

A Brief History of Pop Stars Borrowing From Other Artists

Charli XCX Made a Wonderful Documentary About Feminism in Pop

11/25/15 1:05PM

Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift Sing 'Complicated,' Are Besties Again

Rachel Vorona Cote

Ariana Grande Talks Misogyny and Double Standards, Quotes Gloria Steinem

The Slut Panic Over Rihanna Is So Stupid

Erin Gloria Ryan

Isolated Track Of Whitney Houston Doing "How Will I Know" Is Flawless

Rebecca "Burt" Rose

Hard Twerk Pays Off: Miley Has the Year's Biggest Debut for a Woman

10/18/13 1:10PM

Pop Stars Celebrate Women's Rights in Stilettos and Leather Underwear

Don't Want to Die Early? Join a Band Instead of Becoming a Solo Artist.

12/20/12 1:40PM

Madonna's Nipple Was Actually Protesting Proposed Turkish Abortion Ban

Erin Gloria Ryan

Shockingly, Liking Nickelback Will Not Get You Laid

11/01/11 12:40PM

Designers Now Just Overtly Pandering To Pop Stars

Erin Gloria Ryan

Will The Real Christina Aguilera Please Stand Up?

Margaret Hartmann

Praise For Janelle Monáe, But Not Enough Buzz

Why Rihanna's "Blackface" Video Isn't Really Controversial

5/27/10 11:30AM

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