SHOW NOTES:
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“Madonna — Finally, a Real Feminist” by Camille Paglia, NYTimes, Dec. 14, 1990
Madonna Video Will Steam Up Stores by Patrick Goldstein, LA Times, Dec. 2, 1990
“Madonna Set to Push Limits Once More With NC-17 Movie” LA Times, August 31, 1992
“MGM Planning No Appeal As Body Is Rated NC-17” Variety, August 31, 1992
“Madonna Exposed — Will the Pop Star’s ”Sex” Book be as Outrageous as its Hype?” by Sharon Isaak and Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly, September 25, 1992
MTV Report, Erotica, and Sex Report, Oct 15, 1992
“Madonna’s Anticlimax” New Yorker, October 18, 1992
“Madonna In Wonderland” by Maureen Orth and photographs by Steven Meisel, Vanity Fair, October 1992
“The Empress Has No Clothes” by Caryn James, NYTimes, Oct. 25, 1992
“Madonna’s Movie Will be Edited for R” David J. Fox, LA Times, Oct. 30, 1992
“The New Voyeurism, Madonna and the Selling of Sex” Newsweek Cover and Articles, November 2, 1992
Kurt Loder on MTV News, Sex book donation declined from Arizona Public Library, 1992
MTV Interview w/ Madonna and Steve Blame about her ‘Erotica’ Album, 1992
“Madonna’s Star Turn” Liz Smith, Dec 30, 1992
Jonathan Ross Presents Erotica Madonna Interview
“R vs. NC-17–What’s the Difference? : Filmmakers, Exhibitors Are Bewildered by Inconsistent Ratings” by David J. Fox, LA Times, Jan. 18, 1993
“American Hot Wax” by Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly, January 22, 1993
“Overexposure” Variety, January 25, 1993
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1993W03/occasion/us_mlkday_weekend/
“Sex Machines” J. Hoberman, Village Voice, 1993
“Baser Instincts” Terrence Rafferty, New Yorker, Jan 25, 1993
“Immaterial Girl” by David Denby, NY MAg, Jan 25, 1993
“Order in the Multiplex! Madonna’s Movie Misadventure” People, Feb 1, 1993
“Get Me Rewrite” People, Feb 1, 1993
“MGM Tug-Of-War Over Hot ‘body’ by Doris Toumarkine, The Hollywood Reporter, Feb 19, 1993
Year In Review Issue, Rolling Stone, Dec. 23, 1993
“The Madonna Complex : You Don’t Have To Tell Her It’s Been A Rocky Couple Of Years. ‘sex’ Fizzled, ‘Erotica’ Disappointed, And The Movies Bombed. Does She Think Her Grip On Pop Culture Loosened?” by Sheryl Garratt, LA Times, Oct. 23, 1994
“Express Yourself: The Making of Madonna’s 20 Greatest Music Videos” by Christopher R. Weingarten, Maura Johnston, Jason Newman, Bilge Ebiri, Rolling Stone, February 25, 2015
‘Justify My Love,’ 25 Years Later – A Short History of the Song, the Controversy and, Yes, the Sex Madonna’s Most Scandalous Song Ever Is Now A Quarter-Century Old by Drew Mackie , People, November 2, 2015
Madonna’s ‘Erotica’ Turns 25: An Oral History of the Most Controversial ’90s Pop Album by Joe Lynch, Billboard, October 20, 2017
“Madonna’s 9 Most Controversial Videos, From ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ to ‘God Control’ by Sal Cinquemani, web.archive.org, June 26, 2019
“’Batman Returns’ 30 Years Later: Tim Burton, Michael Keaton Version Of Movie Is Still Divisive After Decades” by Elisabetta Bianchini, Yahoo News, March 4, 2022
Madonna – The Celebration Tour Announcement
“Candace Owens Accuses Madonna of ‘Touching Upon Pedophilia’ in ‘Sex’ Book” by Ryan Smith, Newsweek, Jan 26, 2023
Who Is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz
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