She ricocheted onto the stage like a furious pinball, looking for all the world like a young Liza Minnelli, and she did not stop until the end of it all: when she had told us exactly how much she liked us and she had no more songs left to sing. We knew what to do—it…
Bitter Friday: We Really Like You, Carly Rae Jepsen
This week’s Bitter Friday playlist is overloaded with Carly Rae Jepsen, because of course it is. Emotion is fantastic, and I’m sorry if I cause you any distress by getting “Boy Problems” stuck in your head. Unusually for such a record, even a great one, Emotion has already inspired some excellent writing: Notes on 21st-Century…