AuthorAriel Goldberg

That’s That Me, Liability: The Legal Risks of Sabrina Carpenter’s Fuzzy Pink Handcuffs

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“Wanna try out my fuzzy pink handcuffs?” Sabrina Carpenter sings in her song “Juno.” This lyric has inspired an impromptu moment of fan engagement during Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tour where she hands out fuzzy pink handcuffs to someone in the venue’s pit for being “too hot.” How exactly impromptu is this seemingly spontaneous moment, and are there any legal risks of liability artists...

So Julia, Brat is Everywhere. How Did a Hyperpop Club Album Captivate Pop Culture and Youth in an Era of Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift’s Cult Following?

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The summer of 2024 was brat summer. Other artists tried to claim the summer with Taylor Swift commenting “SUMMER OF SABRINA [CARPENTER]” on Instagram and Taylor Swift’s own highly anticipated The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) era. Yet, the oversaturated green and brat font was Gabbriette—everyone was inspired, including brands, advertisers, fashion and political parties. Anything that was a...

Full Throttle Towards Change: NASCAR Sued for Unlawfully Monopolizing Stock Car Racing

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Photo CredIt: Getty Images /Sean Gardner In NASCAR, the race car drivers and teams seem to have it all: lucrative sponsorship deals, high viewership, dedicated fans, and prize money. This smoke-and-mirrors obscures the reality behind the cameras—a reality unveiled in the recent antitrust lawsuit filed on 2 October 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina by 23XI...

Babygirl Men and Mob Wives: Is Tik Tok Ruining Style?

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The following current fashion trends are perplexing to people who are not chronically online: babygirl men and mob wives. This movement is a continuation of TikTok cementing trends that are reminiscent of personas or characters which constantly change depending on what is popular on the algorithm and are packaged under labels deeply rooted in internet vernacular. Think cottagecore, Y2K, clean...

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