Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Gorillaz Goadingly Praise An Old God With Long-Awaited New Single, “Hallelujah Money”
To say that the Gorillaz have been keeping many in anticipation of their first album since 2010’s Plastic Beach would be the pinnacle of understatement. [Read More…]
Repressed Sexuality in Ocean Waves Lends Explosivity to Every Exchange
The Japanese, already a naturally sexually repressed nation, take said physical restraint to a new level when placed within the high school context of Tomomi Mochizuki’s [Read More…]
Hidden Figures: A Movie That Figures Out How to Lend the Term “Feel-Good” to Racism
A film about a trio of exceptionally brilliant black female mathematicians, one would think, ought to be directed by, ideally, a black female–or at least [Read More…]
Broadly Speaking, You Need to Watch Broad City Season 3–Here’s Your Chance
It’s no secret that Broad City Season Three brought back the level of slapstick that’s been missing from comedy since I Love Lucy went off the [Read More…]
The xx Sees You
It would be momentous enough under any circumstance for The xx to release a new album, but add to it the fact that it’s been [Read More…]
The Future Is Now–And That Future Is Austra’s Future Politics
In spite of being a Canadian-based band, there is something decidedly American (or United Statesian, if you want to split hairs) about the way in [Read More…]
Neon Wet Dreams in Cross-Shaped Forms Pervade The Weeknd’s “Party Monster”
Like some new-fangled version of La Dolce Vita (a somewhat grandiose comparison, to be sure), the video for The Weeknd’s “Party Monster”(directed by the equally [Read More…]
Larry Steinbachek’s Death Signals The Demise of An Important Fixture of the Gay Community
When one thinks of Bronski Beat, it is always invariably “Smalltown Boy” that comes to mind. And with it, the video depicting Jimmy Somerville doing [Read More…]
The King of Comedy: Taxi Driver for Comedians
For anyone who has ever vehemently believed in their god-given right to fame–regardless of the caliber of talent exhibited–Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film, The King of [Read More…]
And the Sacrilegious Reboots Keep Coming With Charmed–Sans Original Cast
The more time wears on, the more it feels as though no one in the position of authority within “the industry” is willing to take [Read More…]
