"Lady Gaga has been shouting at her teacup. The 'Poker Face' singer, who is regularly photographed with the cup, is furious her cherished crockery is receiving more attention than she is. She said in a radio interview: 'My teacup is so famous. I yelled at her today I said, 'You're stealing my thunder go to bed!' You know now it's a gimmick and it's just my teacup. That's my teacup that I like to take everywhere it makes me feel at home. It's become a celebrity.' The 23-year-old star - who refuses to drink from any other cup - says the china set helps her cope with bouts of homesickness." - photo and quote courtesy of ONTD.
Mine and P's take?
P: Carrying around that teacup must be pretty annoying for Lady GaGa, no? Idk, it seems pretty inconvenient. What kind of statement is she trying to make?
M: I KNOW. If there's liquid in there, how does it not spill out all the time? How does she not have tea all over her dresses and shirts? And it's HUGE, it's gotta be heavy.
M: Part of me thinks she's nuts, part of me totally gets her, and part of me thinks she's totally awesome. If i were famous I'd totally carry around like my teddy bear, just because. So maybe that's like Lady GaGa and her teacup.
Welcome to Pop Culture Paradox!
M & P. 24 years old. UMass Amherst graduates. We're both pop culture fiends and this blog is our baby. We met in 2006 while working for residential life on campus and the rest is history.
M: Current location: Boston, MA. Graduated in May 2008 and works full time in in the e-commerce industry as a product writer for an online sample sale website. Loves: Champagne, writing with fine tip Sharpie markers, iPhones, Pinkberry, nonfat lattes and shopping.
Can't Live Without: Seven For All Mankind jeans, Teavana, Chanel lip gloss and Blair Waldorf-esque headbands
P: Current location: Kuwait City, Kuwait. Graduated in December 2007. Previously worked full time in print media, editing crime reports on illegal dairy rings. Now spends her days dancing, Vogue reading, blog updating, and chocolate cereal eating...all while "figuring out her future plans!"
Loves: Books, books, books, Bollywood kitsch,NYT (and not just the Style section), freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and milk, Paris, elaborate Sunday brunches, leftist politics and all day ANTM marathons.
Favorite Designers & Brands: Gauri & Nainika, Sir Alistair Rai, Seven for All Mankind, Lacoste, HauteHippie, Ralph Lauren, usual mix of Topshop/Mango/Zara. Exploring my newfound love for vintage.
is the one-stop blog for all of your pop culture news needs.
With editorials, reviews and opinion columns ranging from bubblegum and fun (OMFG Why Gossip Girl is the Best Show EVER) to serious (why is there a lack of diversity in Vogue?), we're your go-to girls for your daily reading fix.
If you have anything you think would be interesting to post on this blog or would like to contribute a post, please e-mail us at popcultureparadox [at] gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!