Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Madonna’s Art Curation Influence on Mass Culture via the Music Video
They say the true mark of wealth doesn’t begin until you can afford to start art collecting. One could argue, however, that Madonna unwittingly began [Read More…]
Björk’s “Tinder Album”: Utopia Never Sounded So Treacherous
When last we left Björk on Vulnicura, which she had to release ahead of schedule back in 2015 due to one of many leaks from that [Read More…]
The Square Rips Into Human Hypocrisy When It Comes to Pretending to Care, Particularly Through “Socially Conscious” Art
In American elementary schools and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, it is usually a circle of trust that ensures a safe sanctuary among strangers typically and rightfully [Read More…]
Landline: A 90s Period Piece That Assures Us Existential Crises Have Nothing to Do With Technology
Gillian Robespierre’s second feature film, Landline, is, in many ways, in keeping with the tone of her first, Obvious Child. And it isn’t just because [Read More…]
Royalty Attracts Royalty
For those smitten with the fairy tale romance of Prince Harry and “commoner”/biracial actress Meghan Markle, don’t get too taken in with the supposed grandiosity [Read More…]
The “Summit” That Defined a Decade: Happy Anniversary to The Paris/Britney/Lindsay Hangout Session
It was eleven years ago tonight that one wild evening in Hollywood sent the paparazzi of TMZ and beyond into a frenzy. An epilepsy-inducing amount [Read More…]
Gwen Stefani’s “Cool” Is Predicated on A False Concept
Some may argue that Gwen Stefani completely lost all of her edge when she traded in Gavin Rossdale for Blake Shelton, inexplicably People‘s Sexiest Man [Read More…]
Note to Paris: Madonna Invented the Blueprint for the Modern Selfie
As is the case with most things that Generation Z has come to take for granted, Madonna invented the blueprint for all the pop culture [Read More…]
Cady Heron Mutates Into Thea Clayhill in Labor Pains
Beginning her first foray into the TV movie world after success-turned-tabloid demise (Life-Size on the Disney Channel aired pre-height of Mean Girls fame), the Lindsay [Read More…]
It Should Happen to You: A Prescient Take on Modern Fame
The renowned “woman’s director” (that was derisive code for the open Hollywood secret of his sexuality), George Cukor was, by 1954, all too familiar with [Read More…]
