Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
The Importance of Being As Earnest As Frances Ha
In modern film, it’s difficult to find a character that possesses any amount of sincerity. All you get these days are clever automatons in the [Read More…]
On the StreetEasy Ad Campaign
Only in New York City could an ad campaign about how shitty it is to live here be praised and lauded for its self-deprecating brilliance. [Read More…]
Eamon: The Original Drake
Before Canada’s “baddest bad boy” (sorry, Dan Aykroyd) transcended from Degrassi star to rap MC, there was Eamon. Like Drake (real name: Aubrey Drake Graham), [Read More…]
Alanis Morissette Pioneered “Ugly” Nudity Long Before Lena Dunham
While everyone loves to praise Lena Dunham for her “bravery” in choosing to showcase her body so unabashedly on Girls at essentially every opportunity she [Read More…]
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner: Living The Plot of Transparent
If you have yet to invest your time in Jill Soloway’s Transparent, you’re probably some sort of transphobic bastard and/or lack proper TV taste. But [Read More…]
Kim K’s Baby News Usurped by Her Stepmother’s Vanity Fair Cover
If there is one person on this earth besides Paris Hilton who expects unbridled attention, it’s Kim Kardashian (a trait she obviously stole from her [Read More…]
Are Excessive Cameos the Only Way to Get People to Watch Music Videos Anymore?
There used to be a certain level of artistry to music videos when they first hit airwaves in the 1970s (yes, Aussies were offering them [Read More…]
Movie Reunions: A Sad Homage to the Films Themselves
The popularity of movie reunions is telling of the surge of nostalgia people feel for an era in cinema they (rightly) deem to be better [Read More…]
Why Do Modern Rom-Coms Make Us Cringe?
There was a time when rom-coms couldn’t be churned out fast enough. Now, one has to suck a studio exec’s dick (though, when doesn’t one [Read More…]
Robert DeNiro Sugar Coats Nothing For Tisch School Graduates
While most commencement speakers at graduation ceremonies prefer to keep things light and encouraging for students about to face the big, bad world, Robert DeNiro [Read More…]
