Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, burningbushwick.com, missingadick.com, airshipdaily.com and behindthehype.com. Feel free to e-mail culledculture@gmail.com.
Cake’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle” is One of the Most Salient Pieces of Music Ever Made
When “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle” first came out, I didn’t understand it. The year was 1993, and I hadn’t even cleared a double digit age. [Read More…]
In Defense of Mandy Moore’s Film Career
We all know there are certain “low-brow” actors (Sandra Bullock used to be one of them, for example). And then there are the pop stars [Read More…]
Is It Impossible for Modern Writers to be Considered Intellectual?
While writers bear a certain amount of self-deprecation, self-doubt and self-loathing, they also possess a fair amount of ego. After all, what could be more [Read More…]
What People Really Mean When They Tell You to Get a “Real” Job
When people tell you to get a real job, it’s usually because they hate their own and they want you to suffer just as badly. [Read More…]
Why White People Get So Hard for Wes Anderson Movies
There’s something about Wes Anderson that white people love. It’s not merely that all of the auteur’s main characters are white, but it’s his entire [Read More…]
Does the Demise of Moviefone Signify the Demise of Moviegoing?
Moviefone, once the go-to source for movie showtimes, has officially announced that it will no longer be in service. The famous 777-FILM number is no [Read More…]
What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie? How Drew Barrymore Has Helped Us All Face our Fears
We all know the infamous scene from Wes Craven’s 1996 film, Scream. Drew Barrymore as the terrified ingenue Casey Becker represents each and every one [Read More…]
That Time Cindy Crawford Made an Emblem of Middle America Sexy
Perhaps only one woman could have made Pepsi chic (as Madonna merely made it incendiary)–and that woman was one, Cindy Crawford. In 1992, just three [Read More…]
The Kurt Cobain Guide to Life
On what would have been Kurt Cobain’s forty-seventh birthday, it seems pertinent to consider how the demigod of grunge would have instructed you to best [Read More…]
Why Does No One Take the Plight of the White Girl Seriously?
Some of you may have rolled your eyes or even let a scoff exit your mouth upon seeing the title of this article. And such [Read More…]
