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 #17: Katy Perry Grafting “Sexy” Pregnancy From Those Who Have Done It Better
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 affects. [Read More…]
“In Real Life, Could The Club Even Handle Us?”: Charli XCX’s How I’m Feeling Now Highlights Creativity and Expression in Quarantine Being More Uninhibited Than in the Outside World
Instantly establishing the thematic precedent for a record that has stemmed from the highly unique scenario of being quarantined (sometimes politely phrased as a “stay-at-home [Read More…]
Blow the Man Down Shows the Repressed New England Way to Snuff Out Patriarchy
With a title that plays on an old English “sea shanty” (a.k.a. “work song”), Blow the Man Down offers a controlled buildup to the ways [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #16: Mary-Kate Demanding A Divorce NOW
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 affects. [Read More…]
The Photograph: One Long Buildup to a Tag About Drake versus Kendrick Lamar
Barely eking by before the point when movie theaters would be dealt a death blow from COVID-19, The Photograph’s release on Valentine’s Day seemed to [Read More…]
The Assistant: A Micronomic Look at the Ripple Effect of Ignoring Abuse Pre-#MeToo
As Kitty Green’s debut feature (after releasing three documentaries, including Casting JonBenét), The Assistant feels like a petri dish of a sociological study on the [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #15: Britney Not Releasing the David LaChapelle Cover of Glory to Begin With
Let us go back. “All the way” to 2016. The year many say set off the chain of events that would send America down a [Read More…]
Dead to Me: The Stain of Murder Brings Lady Macbeth Vibes to Season 2
When we left Jen (Christina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini) last, they were standing over the body of the latter’s ex-fiancé, Steve (James Marsden). Since [Read More…]
I Break Horses Offers the Kind of “Warnings” You’ll Like (Probably Because Most of Them Are Unintelligible)
Six years after their sophomore record, Chiaroscuro, Swedish duo I Break Horses is back with Warnings. The title feels like too little too late, for [Read More…]
Austra’s HiRUDiN Aims to Suck Out the Poison Wrought by a Leeching Relationship
Dichotomously named after the anticoagulant found in leeches, Austra’s fourth record, HiRUDiN, alludes to how a leech, or rather, a person you’re in a relationship [Read More…]
