I'm sure you've heard it: For the past few months, the U.S. news media has been following the saga of pop star Britney Spears and the unusual conservatorship arrangement which prevents her from controlling her own finances or life decisions, put in place more than a decade ago after a very public breakdown. In June, Spears spoke out for the first time in cou ... Show More
May 28
Arthur Jafa's Radical Theory of Readymade Art
Arthur Jafa is probably the most revered artist of the last decade. Born in 1960, in Tupelo, Mississippi, he came up through the world of cinema. But Jafa also found his way into the art world with his difficult video work and strange objects. In art, his reputation went viral in ... Show More
46m 39s
Jun 2021
#FreeBritney What You Need to Know About Britney Spears Conservatorship + The Singer Speaks Out
What’s up legendaries, it’s Ameenha Lee. In this podcast episode, I discuss the Free Britney movement. If you guys weren’t aware, Britney Spears has been controlled by her father and other people thanks to a Conservatorship. Britney Spears has no control over her own hard worked ... Show More
4m 37s
Jun 2021
Britney Spears speaks out on her conservatorship
This week was the first time Britney Spears ever personally addressed the court — and in doing so, the public — about wanting to terminate the conservatorship, controlled by her father, that she has been under since 2008. But the New York Times recently reported that her lawyer f ... Show More
15m 37s
Mar 2022
Britney Spears : amour, gloire et toxicité
<p>Toxic est peut-être la chanson qui résume au mieux la relation que l’on entretient avec Britney Spears… Superstar des années 2000, Britney a rythmé notre existence avec des titres comme <em>Oops I did it again</em> ou encore …<em>Baby one more time</em>, mais également avec d ... Show More
34m 35s
Feb 2024
'Toxic' looks back on Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and tabloid culture in the 2000s
Author Sarah Ditum has an uncomfortable label for the late 90s and early 2000s: the upskirt decade. In her new book, Toxic, Ditum analyzes how digital cameras, the Internet and tabloid misogyny created a perfect storm to permanently alter the lives and careers of nine famous wome ... Show More
9m 27s
Jul 2021
Hollywood Scandals: Britney Spears
Britney Spears is the biggest pop star of her generation …with an image manufactured to titillate. But when nurturing Britney the brand is prioritized over Britney the person, the simple country girl unravels, with the paparazzi capturing every scandal. Endangering her career, he ... Show More
45m 41s