Author: Genna Rivieccio
From Oreo to Dom Pérignon: Unclear How “Creative Freedom” Is “Power” If It’s Under the “Guidance” of a Brand
While some brands are more strangling than others when it comes to “getting in bed together,” Dom Pérignon is presumably “laid-back” (relatively speaking) with regard [Read More…]
That Time Carrie Bradshaw Excused Away Sexually Predatory Behavior
Although Carrie Bradshaw (and Sex and the City in general) has been accused of many faux pas as the years have gone by, one of [Read More…]
Angel-A: City of Angels (a.k.a. Wings of Desire) Meets It’s A Wonderful Life
While the ending of Angel-A has a certain taint to its “forced hand” nature in terms of “persuading” (with physical coercion) a girl that she [Read More…]
Jesus Chose Not to Revive After Being Forced to Dance With Rebecca Leeman
There is a certain type of Christian, of course. Whether Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or, in Rebecca Ann Leeman’s (Denise Richards) case, Lutheran. The kind who [Read More…]
Were You That Special, Or Just Another Type To Fit The Mold?: Olivia Rodrigo’s “deja vu”
Sticking to a theme that launched her into a Taylor Swift-like echelon in terms of exuding a Crowned Singer-Songwriter of Pop vibe, Olivia Rodrigo has [Read More…]
Pepé Le Pew As Post-War Incel
Like the old lecher who doesn’t get what he did wrong (here’s looking at you, Andrew Cuomo), Pepé Le Pew’s “cancellation” is likely more painful [Read More…]
“My face is the real shop front”: Pepsi and Nike, Madonna and Lil Nas X
Not to make everything about Madonna (it simply is) in terms of her controversy parallels with Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” Video Setting A Precedent for Something Like “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
In one of the many Instagram “vignettes” posted in late Summer 2020 of Madonna’s screenwriting workshops with Diablo Cody, there is a moment where she [Read More…]
There’s A Place For Armie Hammer in Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” Video
While some (read: conservatives) have been most “shocked” of all by the visual of Lil Nas X giving Satan a lap dance in the video [Read More…]
A New Jenny to Obsess Over Post-867-5309
Despite Studio Killers’ track, “Jenny,” being released in 2013, its need for revitalization has been made manifest via Kim Petras’ presence on the song. Giving [Read More…]