Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Doris Day Juxtaposed Against Scenes of Lynching: Two Americas Contrasted in I Am Not Your Negro
Remember This House was one of James Baldwin’s few “unfulfilled” projects, stalled at the thirty-page mark before he died in 1987 and was unable to [Read More…]
At the Crux of Feud Is the Necessary Collaboration of Bette Davis & Joan Crawford to Take Down the Filmic Patriarchy
Feud‘s debut has not only sparked delight over another American Horror-esque format for creator Ryan Murphy (the series will next focus on the contentious relationship [Read More…]
Daria, Still A Misanthropic Goddess 20 Years Later, Was Probably Also the Modern Originator of White Girl Problems
While the term “white girl problems” was at one time a cute and dismissive way to make fun of how often white girls complain of [Read More…]
“Green Light” on the Return of Lorde & Her Charlotte Russe-esque Pink Dress As She Runs Through the Streets of L.A.
For a minute there, it felt as though Lorde might be suffering from the curse that seems to befall any new artist who wins his or [Read More…]
Lady Gaga Replacing Beyoncé at Coachella Smacks of Sloppy Seconds Status
Beyoncé may have once jumped on the Lady Gaga bandwagon back in 2009 when she was still at her pinnacle with the reissue of The [Read More…]
“Respectful, Loving Space” Is the New “Conscious Uncoupling” Thanks to Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom
Though Orlando Bloom seemed like the perfect sexually appetitive boyfriend based on those photos of him grabbing Katy Perry’s tits like a preteen boy just [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey Gets Jilted Again–This Time So Her Boo Can Make the “Best American Record”
The ongoing theme throughout Lana Del Rey’s entire musical canon–and one that I hope she continues to evolve but that never really changes at its [Read More…]
Some Kind Of Wonderful on Its 30th Birthday: Still The Ultimate Consolation to the Friend Zone Sufferer
Coinciding somewhat unfortunately with another John Hughes-related milestone–the death of Bill Paxton, legendary douchebag perfecter in the form of Chet from Weird Science–the thirtieth anniversary [Read More…]
Wizard of Oz-like Producer of Oscars 2017 Revealed to be Ashton Kutcher
If you are one of those now rare birds who 1) watches the Oscars at all and 2) watches it on a “television set,” then [Read More…]
Bill Paxton & Why We Should Thank Him For Perfecting the Art of the Douchebag As Chet in Weird Science
One of the least revered John Hughes movies from his renaissance period during the 80s is, apart from She’s Having A Baby, Weird Science. Released [Read More…]
