Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Pop Culture’s Decreasing Ability to Unite People Through Common Ground Is More Insidious Than One Thinks
As the internet has served as a conduit for what once would have been called “niches” to thrive, the phenomenon of “monoculture” has been essentially [Read More…]
John Lennon: Fighting to Stay in New York Will Result in Premature Death
Every year, on December 8th, fans and pop culture enthusiasts alike gather in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields (what amounts to a not very impressive patch [Read More…]
The Irishman: A Mafia Epic That Can Only Exist in the Past
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” says Irish-American mafioso Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) at the beginning of [Read More…]
The Age-Old Coast War Between L.A. and New York is Alive and Well in Marriage Story
Carrie Bradshaw once asked, “If you love someone and you break up, where does the love go?” The answer, if you’re getting a divorce, seems [Read More…]
Billie Eilish Does White Girl Martyrdom Well As Cigarettes Are Stubbed Out on Her Face in Video for “Xanny”
Even though, like everything else, an Italian already did it better with regard to the whole cigarette being stubbed out on one’s skin concept (see: [Read More…]
Grimes & Lana Del Rey Have The Kind of Conversation Overheard in the Paid For by Parents SoHo Lofts of NYU Kids
Although Grimes was the opener for Lana Del Rey for parts of her 2015 Endless Summer Tour, it doesn’t seem like the two would have [Read More…]
The Words of Katy Perry’s “Cozy Little Christmas” Are At War With Its Visuals, Or: At Least “Santa Baby” Had the Gumption to Be Straightforward About Material Lust & Sexualizing Santa
Like Kacey Musgraves trying to prompt viewers to turn to her back catalogue of Christmas songs under the guise of a faux campy Xmas special, [Read More…]
Fashion’s New Fascist: Fendi, & Everything That’s Wrong With Their Kiernan Shipka-Starring Commercial
For most of the tourists that flock to Rome to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain (Fendi now being, incidentally, the “owner” of it [Read More…]
Britney Spears’ “Mannequin”: A Mantra for How to Unemotionally Detach
While Britney Spears’ oeuvre is frequently deemed maudlin to the point of excess (earlier tracks like “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” and “E-Mail [Read More…]
Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special Is Laughing at Kacey Musgraves’ Idea of “Camp”
Generally met with unanimous praise for its blending of self-awareness, nostalgia and paying “campy” respect to the past by doing a sendup of it (all [Read More…]
