Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Envisioning Susan Shopping at Target for Her Rhinestone Boots
As the scandalization effect of Target opening in the East Village starts to wear off and people get rather comfortable with the idea of having [Read More…]
The Louvre Was One Thing, But You Just Stay the Fuck Away From the Colosseum
The Louvre is arguably even more of a corporate slut than The Met at this point. Welcoming everything into its doors once Jean-Luc Godard set [Read More…]
Letting Go of Your Old Self: Tully
One of the few enviable human qualities is a predilection to kick into survival mode and the ability to move on from shattering traumas. We’re [Read More…]
Mental Illness/Brain Injuries Don’t Quite Translate in New York Movies Not Set in the 80s: I Feel Pretty
Panned long before it ever had a chance to “charm” with its whimsy and throwback nature in terms of daffy New York 80s premises, I [Read More…]
Tied Together Only By A Postcard: Metric’s “Dark Saturday” Explores the Thread of Feeling Alone Without Those Who Understand You
Once again iterating that there’s nothing an iPhone can’t do in the artistic realm (see: Tangerine), Metric’s latest video, directed by Justin Broadbent, proves that [Read More…]
Only Britney Spears Could Find A Way Revolutionize Perfume for All Genders While Still Maintaining Her Heteronormative Steez
As a girl with the most extensive number of perfumes in the celebrity game (illustriously beating out Paris Hilton) and a song called, naturally, “Perfume,” [Read More…]
Jailed for Good Marketing Sense: Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot, a collective of Russian women that formed in 2011, have been flirting with fame in the West ever since being arrested in March [Read More…]
Sure You Hate America Now, But Maybe You Should Re-Watch Sex and the City 2 to Be Grateful You Can Still Be Who You Want to Be There
Sex and the City 2 was already feeling dated in all the ways that the show itself does now with the hindsight that comes with [Read More…]
Every Day, the Only Thing That Becomes Clearer Is That Aureta Is the Sole Role Model for Our Times
Aureta Thomollari, better known simply as @aureta on Instagram, is that rare breed of mysterious “personality” in the vain of Citizen Kane of Howard Hughes [Read More…]
Suede’s “Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You,” Or: Everybody’s Theme Song
After releasing the video for the first single from the forthcoming The Blue Hour, “The Invisibles” (seemingly inspired by Elton John’s “I Want Love” video), [Read More…]
