Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Miley, Kesha, Lorde, Lady Gaga, Charli XCX and the 00s: Ava Max’s “Lovin Myself”
With Don’t Click Play, Ava Max’s upcoming third album following 2023’s Diamonds & Dancefloors, she’s offered up a wide array of “sound palettes”—or “sonic landscapes,” if you [Read More…]
Alanis Morissette Covers Carly Simon’s “Coming Around Again”—With Carly Simon
For those who might see it as “non sequitur” for Alanis Morissette to cover a Carly Simon song, look no further than a 2012 New York [Read More…]
With Weapons, Zach Cregger Continues to Assert Himself as a New Auteur in the Horror Genre
Zach Cregger’s, for all intents and purposes, second movie (it seems unlikely that there would be many people counting Miss March), Weapons, is already a sign of [Read More…]
In Honor of Laufey’s “Snow White,” A List of Songs About Beauty
With the release of Laufey’s affecting single, “Snow White,” it’s worth looking back on some of the various other songs that women (the gender most [Read More…]
With “Snow White,” Laufey Offers a Kind of “Pressures of Beauty Standards” Foil to Xtina’s “Beautiful”
Although the 2000s, especially to Gen Z (and now, Gen Alpha), seem like ages ago (or, as Lorde puts it on Solar Power’s “Mood Ring,” “Don’t [Read More…]
Fusion Is Nothing New: Together and The Fly
Cyndi Lauper once said (in the immortal 1984 single, “Time After Time”), “Caught up in circles/Confusion is nothing new.” But when it comes to the [Read More…]
You’ll Never Hear “2 Become 1” The Same Way Again: Together
While Alison Brie and Dave Franco are no strangers to working, er, together (see: The Rental), Together marks the first time they’ve gone all in on carrying a [Read More…]
Whether It’s Pointed or a Coincidence, Beyoncé Releases the Final Chapter in Her Levi’s Jeans Campaign in the Immediate Wake of the Sydney Sweeney Has Great “Jeans” Controversy
Jeans are apparently all the rage (to sell) these days. A truly hot commodity. Even when advertised…questionably. As American Eagle decided to do with their [Read More…]
Jessica Simpson’s “Fade”: Yet Another Glimpse into the Disappointments Wrought by Her Marriage
As Jessica Simpson continues to release some of the best music of her career (sorry/not sorry, “Irresistible”), she’s begun promoting Part 2 of Nashville Canyon, her two-part EP [Read More…]
It Wasn’t Just the Unhinged “Plots” That Prompted the Cancellation of And Just Like That…
Though Michael Patrick King can insist all he wants that the reason And Just Like That… has come to an end is because “while…writing the last episode [Read More…]
