I've also been impressed with some of Eminem's work. On the other hand, I've found much of his work unimpressive. I think, on balance, I like that body of work more than I dislike it, but it's not a resolute affinity. However, if I take a larger, more critical view of the man and his work, I'm far less sympathetic. In a sense, I think Eminem is a lot like Aleister Crowley. Both had a body of work that hid substantially liberative ideologies, but both are deeply marred human beings.

Eminem aside, I wonder if Gaga's "Alejandro" has any correlation with Alejandro Jodorowsky. My ... disdain for Gaga hasn't subsided in the least, but I have come across a few more scholarly analyses of her work and tweeted them under #culture.