Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Late Night Does Its Best to Implement Tenets of a The Devil Wears Prada Formula, But Stumbles Through the (Movie Theater) Airwaves
Had Paul Feig directed Mindy Kaling’s Late Night, as originally intended, of course, there would have been a certain meta ironic element. For the bulk [Read More…]
Miley Cyrus’ “Slide Away” Builds On The Unignorable Trend of Female Pop Singers Having A Monopoly on Heartache
It seems as though an eternity has passed since Justin Timberlake came out with the jilted from the male perspective anthem that was 2002’s “Cry [Read More…]
“Cross You Out” Is Charli XCX’s Declaration of Independence (Dependent On Backing Vocals From Sky Ferreira)
Although it feels as though Charli XCX has never been very far away in the years since the release of her second album, Sucker, in [Read More…]
The Last Big Dick Picture: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Perhaps it took Quentin Tarantino this long to fully (and usefully) process the fact that he was named after Quint Asper, Burt Reynolds’ character on [Read More…]
Even In the Most Germinal Phase of the Internet, The Net Warned Against It As A Black Hole of Identity Loss
Despite the fact that, in the present, so much of one’s identity is wrapped up in the “profiles” of social media (a.k.a. the internet)–as though [Read More…]
Madonna’s 61 Most Significant Live Performances
Madonna has performed well over sixty-one times in her awe-inspiring career as the lone wolf of bona fide iconoclasm in pop. Yet there are some [Read More…]
Attempt at Changing Date of Halloween Celebrations Yet Another Sign of Pussy Times
Although this is ironically the most harrowing time in human existence, with the seeming constant threat of extinction looming once, you know, the food shortage [Read More…]
If Your Cat Could Talk, He Would Say, “Feed Me, Fuckface”: The Voices
Is it challenging to make a schizophrenic serial killer come across as endearing? Not for Ryan Reynolds interpreting Michael R. Perry’s deftly paced script for [Read More…]
Pet Shop Boys Paint the Portrait of Billie Trix in Musik
The thirst for world domination via musical stardom starts from an early age, and usually stems from a lack of love where one is supposed [Read More…]
Can We Get A Bechdel Test For Pop Songs?: Katy Perry Takes A Lyrical Page From “Ex”-Nemesis Taylor Swift’s Playbook on “Small Talk”
Perhaps there ought to be a separate definition for the Bechdel test when it comes to the pop song, for it appears practically impossible for [Read More…]
