Author: Genna Rivieccio
Patrick Leonard: A Ride or Die Producer
As the auction block of Madonna’s personal items continues to be underway thanks to the rather backstabbing former art advisor Darlene Lutz’ selling of personal [Read More…]
Move Over Robin Hood, Taylor Swift Hits The Emotionalism Target: “The Archer”
After a more than hackneyed attempt at being an LGBTQ ally by trying to reduce right-wing hate with the simple (and somehow more anger-inducing) “request,” [Read More…]
The Knife Emoji Manifested: Ellie Goulding’s “Hate Me”
In the epoch of screens, hatred, to an undeniably obsessive degree, is so much more convenient in the wake of a breakup. This much is [Read More…]
Who Is the Master and Who Is the Slave?: “Batuka” Video
In 2008, Madonna concluded Hard Candy with a song called, “Voices,” in which she opened with the lyric (somewhat unfortunately harmonized with Justin Timberlake), “Who [Read More…]
Pop Philosophy: The Subjective Abstractions of Perception, Echoes of “Virtual Insanity” Provide Visual Motifs for Ariana Grande’s “In My Head”
As Ariana Grande continues to infiltrate the world of high fashion on the heels of her campaign for Givenchy, a music video made especially for [Read More…]
The Russians Own the American Mall & Other Politicisms in Stranger Things 3
The mall in the 1980s was not just “a place to go” or “something to do,” so much as hallowed ground where one could see [Read More…]
Beyoncé Tries to Possess Us With the “Spirit” of The Lion King
Before quickly devolving into a sort of remixed and revisited version of “Halo,” Beyoncé’s original song, “Spirit,” written for the new version of The Lion [Read More…]
Tove Lo’s Friendship Is So Strong, It Makes Her Phone Immune to A Dead Battery As She Pep Talks Through the Elements & An Arrest in “Glad He’s Gone”
The bond created between two women who endure endless trials and tribulations together (usually spurred by some sort of male-delivered trauma) can and should never [Read More…]
Britney Spears Wants Her Catsuit Back & Other Issues With Miley Cyrus’ “Mother’s Daughter” Video
Although the message behind Miley Cyrus’ lead single from the She Is Coming EP is one of empowerment (particularly as it pertains to the rights [Read More…]
We Are the Tools of Mass Communication, Not the Other Way Around: On Arbitrary Social Media Blackouts
While the social media blackout of July 3rd, 2019 (which makes it somehow sound almost as historic as the literal blackout of July 13-14, 1977 [Read More…]