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Article: Bad girls don't cry. (the demise of pop icon Madonna) (Column)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- May 30, 1994
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WHITHER Madonna? "April was a bad month for Madonna," said the Washington Post Style section, as the cruelest month drew to a close. "She used to be shocking. Now she's just low-class."
Meee-ow! The Style section's judgment carries considerable weight--as an arbiter of les affaires showbiz it ranks just below the Los Angeles Times's Calendar section and, of course, People. So when Style takes a feline swipe at, let's face it, one of the most boffo stars in the history of the universe, attention must be paid.
Anti-Madonna sentiment is everywhere, seeping through the popular culture like a contagion. A new book, The I Hate Madonna Handbook, has just hit ...