Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Lovesickness Overcomes Muslim Mores in The Big Sick
It has been said that love conquers all. But this was a platitude created before “intermixing”–religiously or ethnically–was deemed an offense seemingly greater than murder [Read More…]
The Amy Winehouse Effect Befalls Nelsan Ellis
The news of actor Nelsan Ellis’–most famed for his role as Lafayette on True Blood–untimely death at just thirty-nine years old from heart failure immediately seemed to [Read More…]
Panic on the Streets of Rome: Morrissey & Italy Now Share Some Beef Together
Morrissey, already a man easily scandalized and sensitive to the comportment of others, may have just added another item to his list of things to [Read More…]
So Won’t You Be My Little Baby (Driver)
What’s a kid with tinnitus and a love of music to do but turn to the constant infiltration of songs swelling through his earbuds to [Read More…]
Kesha Goes Hippie Dippy Kabbalist for “Praying”
“Am I dead? Or is this one of those dreams?” The opening to Kesha’s latest video for the single, “Praying”–the first official release since 2016’s [Read More…]
If Independence Day Had Been Released in 2017
If Independence Day had been released in 2017 (we’re ignoring the whole existence of that Independence Day: Resurgence thing that happened in 2016–which was pre-Trump anyway [Read More…]
Five Less On the Nose Movies to Watch for Fourth of July
Yes, you can watch Independence Day and Born on the Fourth of July to celebrate the U.S.’ separation from Britain–a choice that grows increasingly understandable [Read More…]
Sorry/Not Sorry: How Many Times Will the Jenners Be Allowed to Apologize Before Actually Ceasing to Fuck Up?
The word “tone-deaf” continues to be redefined by the sisters Jenner in the wake of the intense backlash that was the response to their line [Read More…]
Generation L.O.V.E.L.E.S.S.: Melodrama Automatically Joins the Ranks of Greatest Breakup Albums
Now that Lorde has officially secured her first number one album with Melodrama, it goes without saying that the only subject matter that will forever [Read More…]
I Can’t Make You Love Me If You Don’t–Unless You’re Antonio Banderas in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
At the outset of every relationship, he who is least attracted/into it starts with the upper hand. It is a simple mathematical formula for enchantment [Read More…]
