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The Excessively, Embarrassingly Online Amanda Palmer

Rock stars are NOT going to respond to your comments about them on random Facebook posts, with the notable exception of the controversial and provocative Amanda Palmer.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinMarch 11, 2025Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, controversy, social media, Facebook, MeToo

Best Of 2023: Youtube Superstar Colleen Ballinger's Ukulele-Based Non-Apology Apology Video is a Morbidly Fascinating Train Wreck

We hop onboard the toxic gossip train for a VERY deep dive into the ten-minute long Youtube video Miranda Sings Youtube superstar Colleen Ballinger made as a response to accusations of grooming, manipulating and emotionally abusing underage fans.

My World Of FlopsNathan RabinDecember 28, 2023Youtube, controversy, Miranda Sings, Colleen Ballinger

Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #236 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

My patron-funded exploration of the films of David Bowie hits another major milestone with 1988’s The Last Temptation of Christ, which smartly casts the late pop icon as a cooly pragmatic Pontius Pilate opposite Willem Dafoe’s punishingly intense Jesus.