Author: Genna Rivieccio
Che Palle: Italy’s Reaction to Asia Argento Puts An Added Exclamation Point Behind The Country’s Favorite Word, Maschilista
Italy’s shape is in that of a boot, sure. But one never imagined it would quite literally kick out one of its most iconic stars [Read More…]
Blackout & Its Relationship to the Tabloid Culture of the 00s
In 2007, Britney Spears was having a bit of a downward spiral. And for the first time in pop culture history, the media was not [Read More…]
Whether The NFL Admits It Or Not, There Is A Double Standard to Not Extending An Invitation to Janet Jackson to Perform at the Halftime Show
When Justin Timberlake takes the stage for the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Show, it will have been fourteen years since the notorious nipplegate event that [Read More…]
Et tu, Molly Ringwald?
The title “Ain’t She Sweet” in the May 26, 1986 issue of TIME (still endlessly relevant in the 80s) describing the state of Molly Ringwald [Read More…]
Sign of the Times: The Two Names in One Phenomenon
Katie Rose. Dylan Zane. Sarah Faye. Anthony Ray. Taylor Jane. John Paul. Jamie Lynn. Hailey Marie. Shit, any name + Marie. The two names in [Read More…]
Of Course James Toback is a Sexual Predator. Have You Not Seen His Movie Titles, General Aesthetic?
They say stereotyping is wrong. That judging a book by its cover is something we should never do. And yet, when it comes to profiling [Read More…]
Julia Roberts Employs Shades of Vivian Ward for Calzedonia Commercial
Calzedonia was once a wondrous tights paradise reserved solely for Italy and other nearby countries of the European bent. But at last, 2017 has sprinkled [Read More…]
The Wrongness of Lena Dunham Playing Valerie Solanas
Valerie Solanas, so oft described as both visionary and complete psycho depending on the faction you ask (and the factions are almost always, shall we [Read More…]
The Year Madonna Forced the U.S. To Face Their Sexual Taboos
It isn’t to say that Madonna wasn’t (and isn’t) constantly challenging the world with her in your face sexuality. From the moment she released her [Read More…]
The Lana Del Rey/Harvey Weinstein Revelation Accents a Larger Truth About the Singer
For someone as nonplussed by the buzzing of mouths as Lana Del Rey, it certainly seems that the less she responds, the more people want [Read More…]