Strike that pose, please, Madonna. (Image via Sire & Instagram) Obviously, I'm a huge Madonna fan. Hold your fat jokes. I've written two books about her and blog about her often.
She means a lot to me as an artist and as a pop cultural touchstone, as a figure who has been with me on most of my life's journey, from 1983 (when I first heard “Holiday” on my family's car radio on my way back from a D&D session) until now.
That said, and even though I may like more things about Madonna than some (too many people have bashed her for things that say more about themselves than about Madonna; she is right to feel unfairly singled out at times), I've also been a critic.