Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Caught Between Two Coasts (And Loves): Café Society
“I guess some feelings never go away. Is that good or bad?” So asks the latest Woody Allen foil, Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to his [Read More…]
The Symbiosis of Friendship As Detailed by Microbe & Gasoline
In every adolescence, there is a period characterized by feelings of isolation and loneliness. For the protagonist of Microbe & Gasoline, fourteen-year-old Daniel Guéret (Ange [Read More…]
Britney Spears Reaffirms Her Ability To Signal Pop Music Trends With “Make Me”
For a while there, both fans and casual Britney Spears listeners alike were growing wary of the Southern pop/former trash princess’ output. With the scourge [Read More…]
The Classist Implications of The Secret Life of Pets
One wouldn’t at first glance think a garden variety animated kids’ movie could subtly undercut at the very nature of classism in New York City, [Read More…]
Friends That Spoon-Feed You When You’re Depressed Are Hard to Come By
When it comes to friendships portrayed on TV, very few come across as truly genuine (see: Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen). Surprisingly, the [Read More…]
Fundamentally Cliche: All Part of The Fundamentals of Caring
While some have difficulty with the overtness of Paul Rudd’s “surly” characters blatantly being sappy ones underneath it all, one can still find some redeeming qualities [Read More…]
Pretty Woman’s Vivian Ward Blazed the Trail For Closer’s Jane Jones
In many respects, the archetype for the shifty, con artist prostitute was perfected (at least in the mainstream) by Julia Roberts’ rendering of Vivian Ward. [Read More…]
Necbromance/Farting Toward Friendship in Swiss Army Man
The loneliness and inadequacy each and every one of us feels (perhaps more in the twenty-first century than ever before) is something most try to [Read More…]
Rihanna’s “Bad Ass” Reputation Tarnished By Rumor of Her Fear to Perform at Lollapalooza Colombia Over Zika Virus
The Zika has everyone trembling in their sandals these days. It’s the disease to be afraid of this summer. And, according to often fabricated media [Read More…]
A Tiger Occasionally Appearing Is the Most Exciting Thing About Lana Del Rey’s “Honeymoon” Video
Just when you thought Honeymoon as an album was buried in honor of Lana Del Rey’s imminent next project/casually unspoken world tour, footage for the [Read More…]
