Cintra Wilson

Cintra Wilson defends Obama’s dad jeans, praises Michelle’s “bloody French Maid costume,” and explains Trump’s exemplary “contemporary fascist chic.”

Cintra Wilson on her cross-country trip to examine American fashion and why the best clothing inspires fear.

It’s easy enough to mock fallen taboos — but is nothing sacred? We asked our audience to fill in the blanks: "_______ is a taboo I love breaking, but I wish _______ was still taboo." ...

Cintra Wilson believes the American psyche manifests itself in what we wear — fashionistas in image-conscious LA are begging to be noticed, while Washington style resembles the defense industry, "overprotective officewear." Wilson has reported on fashion from the swankiest boutiques and the Iowa state fair, and ruffled more ...

In the fourth installment of our "Seven Sins" series, we examine the ways that sloth has surfaced in music throughout the ages. Slate music critic Jody Rosen talks about blackface minstrelsy and mush-mouthed drug songs, and cultural critic Cintra Wilson shares her own batch of lazy and lethargic tunes.

R&B star Usher is launching a line of lingerie. Soprano Renee Fleming hopes to hit high notes with her new perfume. And rapper Kanye West wants you to scarf down a Fatburger at his new franchise restaurant in Chicago. Cultural critic Cintra Wilson joins us for a look at music ...

Today we confess the "dirty secrets" in our pop music past -- the albums, concerts and fan letters that even our closest friends don't know about. Cintra Wilson, New York Times and Salon.com contributor, and Anne Midgette, the Washington Post's acting chief classical music critic join our listeners in sharing ...

A day after he was sworn in as New York’s new governor, David Paterson was quick to acknowledge that he and his wife had extramarital affairs. Today, we confess the "dirty secrets" in our pop music past -- the albums, concerts and fan letters that even our closest friends don't ...

Cintra Wilson is a playwright and performer with a penchant for pop culture. She's a regular contributor to Salon, where her annual scathing review of the Oscars, is a must-read each year. She's the author of A Massive Swelling: Celebrity Reexamined as ...

Cintra Wilson discovered that celebrities, like pop stars, often inspire profound longing in complete strangers. Wilson is a playwright and performer and the author of A Massive Swelling: Celebrity Re-Examined As a Grotesque, Crippling Disease and Other Cultural Revelations.