Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
It’s No Surprise That Nicholas Winding Refn Is The Director Brave Enough to Re-Invent Drop Dead Gorgeous
Not quite sure who Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed is? You probably would have if you were a female virgin living in Hungary in the late [Read More…]
M.I.A. & Diplo: An Adversarial Romance
In an age where women are increasingly the more successful breadwinners in the relationship–particularly in the entertainment business–men seem to have a difficult time accepting [Read More…]
Looking Back at the Golden-Hearted Whore of Pretty Woman 25 Years Later
When Pretty Woman first came out, the concept behind the story was not technically shocking. Films about prostitutes had already been done to death by [Read More…]
1992: The Year of Sexual Revolution in Film
While some might find the films of the 1990s to be a bit, shall we say, hokey, there are actually a plethora of cinematic endeavors [Read More…]
Chloe Sevigny Takes a Woody Allen Stance Against Los Angeles
It’s a war as old as the mid-twentieth century. The belief that New York is superior to Los Angeles has been propagated for decades, ever [Read More…]
Dolce and Gabbana Continue to Attract Celebrity Invective In Wake of IVF Comments
In a celebrity-backed smear campaign started by Elton John in the wake of Dolce & Gabbana’s comment, “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is [Read More…]
Amy, Amy, Amy: The Mania Continues With New Documentary About Winehouse
July 23rd will mark the fourth year since Amy Winehouse’s untimely death at the cursed age of 27 from alcohol poisoning. The “commemorative” items that [Read More…]
Anorexophobia
There was a time in model history when heroin chic was both literal, hyperbolic and perfectly acceptable within the modeling community. Now, it’s become more [Read More…]
Audiences Are Spoiled Enough to Deserve Another Spoils of Babylon-esque Series, The Spoils Before Dying
Just when you thought audiences were too dense/far-removed from the 1980s to appreciate the hilarious kitsch factor of The Spoils of Babylon, IFC proves its [Read More…]
Why Do We Love Sociopaths?: A Look at the Most Prominent Examples in TV
Some of television’s most beloved characters in recent history have 1) all been white men and 2) all exhibited sociopathic tendencies. The three most overt [Read More…]
