Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Mondo Bullshittio #41: Britney Painting Xtina as a Puta
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
More Complex Fembots—Or Rather, Menbots: I’m Your Man
It’s a “fantasy” that keeps coming up again and again. Perhaps because it feels so close to becoming a reality, what with Grimes assuring us [Read More…]
Adele: No Longer 30, But Still Flirty and Thriving (While Channeling Amy Winehouse)
One supposes that if anyone could have made their thirties look truly chic, it was not Carrie Bradshaw, but one, Adele Adkins. Better known as [Read More…]
“Venice Bitch” is the Superior Ten-Minute Song
Lana Del Rey has long been watching certain parties inch closer and closer to “copping her musical style.” Most recently, it’s been Lorde, accused of [Read More…]
The Aggressively White Heteronormativity of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well”
“Love is so short, forgetting is so long.” Taylor Swift wields this indelible Pablo Neruda quote to set the tone for a song Jake Gyllenhaal [Read More…]
Adele One Night Only: Ultimately, Her Music Still Reveals More About Her Than an Oprah Interview
Wielding the dramatic backdrop of Los Angeles (a city that surely understands the value of the cinematic), Griffith Park Observatory was the ideal location for [Read More…]
Adele’s Amazon Commercial Opts for Home Alone 2 Pigeon Lady/Love Actually Homage
Wilson Phillips told us long ago to “hold on for one more day,” but now, apparently, we need Adele to tell us to as well—being [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Ultra 80s, Girls Just Want to Have Fun-esque “New Shapes” Video
Charli XCX has never kept her love of the 80s (and therefore the decade’s influence on her work) a secret. With the sonic landscape of [Read More…]
On the Inside But Still on the Outside: Spencer
“A fable from a true tragedy,” cautions the caption of the first frame from Pablo Larraín’s much-anticipated “biopic” of Princess Diana, called simply: Spencer. With [Read More…]
Lorde’s Video for “Fallen Fruit”: A Missed Opportunity in Significantly Evoking What the Song is All About
Does staring “thoughtfully” into the camera really “mean something” anymore? Lorde seems to think so. That it’s all that’s required to get across the message [Read More…]
