The Ups and Downs on Romance via Katy Perry pop songs

Katy Perry’s career took a while to build. But once she hit, she became a sensation of all sorts. But homegirl is decidedly unlucky in love. Many of her biggest songs really trace the outline of her romantic maturity and, I think, can work as a crude roadmap to...

A Word for Katy Perry

I was just about out the door on the Katy Perry thing. Too much stuff being thrown out all at once. She is trussed up in every video, a lot of flash and very little substance. But, I’ve recently discovered that she’s an absolutely AMAZING singer. Why she...