Status Updates From Girl on Girl: How Pop Cultu...

Femininity is as much a prize to be flaunted as is wealth; the implication is that the two are inextricably linked.

Cosmetic surgeries were widely touted and understood to be fixes for the imperfect self, with reality shows in particular hammering home the message that becoming skinny, hot, and sexy would totally change a person’s life.

Moviemaking tends to come in waves: an accidental hit, a wave of imitations that offer diminishing returns with each installment, a growing sense of exasperation among audiences, a new surprise hit, rinse and repeat.