Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
No Matter How Old He Gets, Morrissey Will Always Be the Shy Boy Working at the Morgue
With another May 22nd upon us, so another year passes by in Morrissey’s melancholy life. Now 56 years old, the ever-pained Mancunian will never truly [Read More…]
Narcissism Prevails In Nicki Minaj & Beyonce’s Video For “Feeling Myself”
What else would one expect from a video starring Nicki Minaj and Beyonce called “Feeling Myself” other than unbridled vanity? The visual narrative for the [Read More…]
Don Draper Uses Meditation For Advertising, Betty Smokes Till The End & Peggy And Joan Hit Their Stride
It’s been a long time coming, but the conclusion of Mad Men has finally happened. A fairly neat wrapping up of events (or at least [Read More…]
Miss World Transcends Into Miss Narcissist
Every time the public is determined to permanently write Courtney Love off as nothing more than a drug-addled gold digger who lucked out on fame [Read More…]
For Once, Taylor Swift Releases A Song About Female Hatred
Taylor Swift’s usual modus operandi tends to favor releasing songs and accompanying music videos that highlight a certain disdain for her ex-flames. Her latest single [Read More…]
Ode To Ian: Lamenting The Death of Joy Division & Its Lead Vocalist
It was the night before what was to be Joy Division’s first tour in the United States. Ian Curtis, feeling the mounting and ceaseless pressure [Read More…]
David Lynch on Board Again For Twin Peaks, Creates Production Back Story As Surreal & Inexplicable As Show Itself
The mythology surrounding the creation of the Twin Peaks reboot in time for 2016 has been almost as drama-laden and insane as the original version [Read More…]
The Hideousness of the “Pretty Girls” Video
Although one may have had high hopes for a potentially empowering message in Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea’s “Pretty Girls” video, its birth into YouTube [Read More…]
The Atlantic Publishing “Ken Cosgrove’s” Short Story Marks Another Sad Day for Writers
All the way back in the fifth episode, “5G,” of Mad Men, a young Kenneth Cosgrove (Aaron Staton) elicits jealousy from his co-workers Pete Campbell [Read More…]
Selfie Classes: The Next Worst Development After Selfie Sticks
The obsession with the self and the selfie in the twenty-first century continues to transform into more grotesque incarnations. Just when you thought the selfie [Read More…]
