Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Amy, Patron Saint of Emotions
To say that Amy Winehouse was a legend and an icon is no overstatement. But it is something largely built around what the public, the [Read More…]
Nuns Against Katy Perry
When you’re Katy Perry, there’s a general tendency for a lot of people to be against you. Like her occasional mentor, Madonna, Perry has the [Read More…]
Brooklyn Baby: Michelle Williams Continues to Assert Herself as the Real Estate Guru of the Borough
Just when you thought Michelle Williams had lost her Brooklyn cool cachet to Christina Ricci, who recently bought a house beneath the BQE, she goes [Read More…]
Rihanna Wants Blood in “Bitch Better Have My Money” Video
On Rihanna’s quest to make more timeless music, the age-old desire one feels to collect debt has risen from her creative psyche (or rather, someone [Read More…]
Tom & Nicole Syndrome: Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Get Divorced
There is something about the celebrity law of nature that rules no A-list power couple can stay married for more than ten years. The precedent, [Read More…]
Regarding “Pretty Girls,” Things Between Spears & Azalea Get Ugly
Apart from the fact that the message of Britney Spears’ and Iggy Azalea’s “Pretty Girls” harkens back to a certain 1950s mentality of women, the [Read More…]
Michael Alig & the “Art” of Media Manipulation
Michael Alig’s reentry into New York City society has been more seamless than perhaps even he could have imagined. Since being released from prison for [Read More…]
Lady Gaga Unclear About the Difference Between a Gay Pride Parade and a Mariachi Festival
I guess when “ordinary,” non-symbols of gay iconography see people dressed in mariachi outfits and playing loud music, they would assume that, yes, a pride [Read More…]
The Many Ways in Which Golden Girls Was a Predecessor to Sex and the City
Although a majority of viewers have found Sex and the City to be the beginning of innovative television in the female-geared world, the Darren Starr/Michael [Read More…]
Now That Gay Marriage Is Legal, Will the Vehemence and Pride of “Being Gay” Calm Down?
While the passage of gay marriage has been a long, slow battle, and one that deserves all the attention it’s getting, one has to wonder [Read More…]
