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From ‘The Hunger Games’ to ‘Kick-Ass’: How Hollywood is falling in love with female leads

In the 1985 comic strip The Rule, Alison Bechdel introduced a simple test that troublingly highlighted the gender bias present in mainstream movies.

By Kieran Turner-Dave | Arts, Film | Thursday, 20 December 2012 at 1:34 pm

Lady Gaga: It isn’t girl power to dress in dead animals

“I do not however support violent, abusive, and childish campaigns.” Lady Gaga’s defiant response to her fans’ criticism after being spotted sporting several fur coats out in public.

By Victoria Martindale | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 20 August 2012 at 12:00 am

Smug criticisms of Madonna and endless Gaga comparisons are a victory for ageism and misogyny

On Tuesday night Madonna brought her MDNA tour to England, performing a show in Hyde Park that was witty, narrative and relentlessly energetic, as well as the ridiculous spectacle you would expect from the Queen of Pop.

By Charlie Alderwick | Arts, Music, Opinion | Thursday, 19 July 2012 at 10:12 am

Lady Gaga corrupting youth, Bieber Fever and other reasons for gig cancellations

Are pop concerts the latest battle ground of moral superiority? Well, with Lady Gaga’s Indonesian concert being cancelled after moral hardliners picketed against her corrupting outfits and dancing, as well as physical threats, it seems so. It’s hardly the first time gigs have been targeted for displays of moral outrage. The Americans have it down to an art form, with the seemingly anti-everything Westboro Baptist Church staging high profile protests outside concerts as varied as Justin Beiber, Radiohead and Kiss.

By David Newbury | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 12:00 am