Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
If Beale Street Could Talk…It Would Tell You That Love Is A Bitch
By the time James Baldwin’s fifth novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, came out in 1974, he had already defected to the south of France–had [Read More…]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2: An Exploration of the Sacrifice of a Successful Personal Life an Artist Must Make
As we find Miriam Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) navigating her way through the sharky waters of escalating success and recognition at the tail end of the [Read More…]
A Simple Favor: If Serena Van Der Woodsen Had A Mouth on Her
In the period since Blake Lively has graduated from her millennial Carrie Bradshaw role (sorry Lena Dunham) as Serena Van Der Woodsen, her film choices [Read More…]
A Pure Artist Can’t Promote: Finding Vivian Maier
It is said, most especially in the twenty-first century–what with the “democratization” of the internet–that an artist can no longer “just be” an artist. They [Read More…]
Madonna Queen of Pop, Shade Isn’t Letting Go of Aretha Franklin Tribute or Shattering the Patriarchy on Xmas
Madonna, who infamously offended all who witnessed it with her alleged tribute speech to Aretha Franklin at the VMAs back in August, is not letting [Read More…]
Teacups, Wife Manipulation and Bateman Possession: Vice
Adam McKay, a longtime collaborator of former George W. Bush impersonator Will Ferrell (whose Gary Sanchez Productions had a hand in creating Vice), has a [Read More…]
Santa Baby 2.0: Miley Cyrus Puts None Too Fine A Point on How Little People Actually Listen to (& Subsequently Interpret) Lyrics
Vox Lux might have assured us that pop music is a vacuous enterprise, but that doesn’t mean that some of its powerhouses can’t have a [Read More…]
Michelle Obama’s Glitter Boots Put Melania Trump’s Continued Tone Deaf Fashion Sense Into Further Perspective
It isn’t just that glitter thigh-high boots by Balenciaga would be a bold statement by any woman. It’s that someone from such a stodgy of [Read More…]
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Shit–Unless It’s Dolly Parton: Dumplin’
Seeming to have a certain appetite for the pageant genre and the emotional turmoil it can cause (see: Insatiable), Netflix has seen fit to bring [Read More…]
Satan Bless Us Everyone: Sabrina Spellman Brings Paganism to Xmas Season With A Midwinter’s Tale
When last we left Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) on a light cliffhanger at the end of season one of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, she [Read More…]
