Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Love as Capitalistic Propaganda That’s Harder to Sell in the Current Job Climate
When you think about it, it’s strange how “love” was the very thing that once fortified such enthusiasm for the “ideals” of capitalism. At its [Read More…]
“Take the Box” is Amy Winehouse’s “Irreplaceable”
Before Beyoncé came along to claim Ne-Yo’s songwriting as her own on 2006’s “Irreplaceable,” Amy Winehouse was making a very similar (even if more “admitting [Read More…]
The Difficulty of Listening to “Rehab” in the Present
With each passing year, when the anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s death or her birthday comes along, as is the case today, September 14th, it grows [Read More…]
American “Independence”: The Laughable-On-Many-Levels Theme of the Met Gala
Maybe because when one is rich/a celebrity and independence feels inherently natural, it might prove something of a challenge to imagine a world in which [Read More…]
Another Slap in Britney’s Face: Praising Today’s Pop Stars for Concealing Their Bodies
Before the direct link between Britney Spears and Lorde could be made via Lorde doing a rather unexpected cover of “Break the Ice,” an article [Read More…]
Britney Spears’ “Break the Ice”: Not As Much of A Non Sequitur For Lorde’s “Fallen Fruit” As One Might Think
Of all the pop stars—or rather “anti-pop stars”—that have come out in the wake of Britney Spears, Lorde seems to have the least in common [Read More…]
Glitter and 9/11: The Crash-and-Burns of 2001
Over and over again, out of the many images of horror and carnage that get recycled from the historic day that was September 11, 2001, [Read More…]
9/11 and COVID: A Correlation on How to Comfortably Strip Away Liberties Based on Extraordinary Circumstances
Fear remains the classic, most perfect tool with which to manipulate the masses. Get them afraid, and you’ll get them willing to do and consent [Read More…]
So…Will the Anne Geddes Babies Be Suing Too?
The case of Spencer Elden (potentially a biopic title) is more than somewhat unprecedented. After all, there are so few iconic album covers with naked [Read More…]
Mondo Ironico #2: Mexico Decriminalizing Abortion
In a series called Mondo Ironico, let us discuss how fucking antithetical something in pop culture/politics is. On the heels of Texas going straight up [Read More…]
