Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Edward Herrmann: Putting A Posh Spin on Grandfatherliness
The typical stereotype of a grandfather tends to be a curmudgeonly old man who sits in a corner with bitterness radiating from his persona as [Read More…]
Allowing Taylor Swift to Sing at Times Square on New Year’s Eve Renounces the Last Vestiges of Any Cachet NYC Had
As we all had the misfortune to hear earlier this year, Taylor Swift released what is quite possibly the worst New York anthem in pop [Read More…]
If Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter Can’t Make It Work, Who Can?
Recent news of an “amicable split” between Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter has left film enthusiasts and love optimists alike wondering if a long-lasting [Read More…]
The Interview: Not Exactly The Right Movie to Trigger a Political Re-Awakening in the Realm of Free Speech
The Interview has had no shortage of publicity/controversy since the time the trailer was released and, subsequently, North Korea hacked into Sony’s deepest, darkest secrets [Read More…]
The Overlooking Of Bridget Jones’ Diary As A Holiday Movie
When Christmas rolls around each year, there are approximately five movies everyone automatically thinks of–two among them being Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost [Read More…]
Madonna Releases A Large Chunk of New Album as “Christmas Gift”/Retaliation Against “Artistic Rape”
Madonna’s relationship with the public has been particularly called into question of late, primarily due to her Instagram account. This rapport intensified after the majority [Read More…]
On the Weirdness of 2015’s Imminence Mainly Because This Was the “Futuristic” Year in Back to the Future II
While it’s obvious by now that 2015 won’t be offering the hover boards and petite pizzas that instantly turn full-size when you put them in [Read More…]
Ada, Or Ardor: Literature’s Great Incest Story
Just as film has incestuous works of art in the likes of The Dreamers and Girl, Interrupted and television has it in Arrested Development, Ada, [Read More…]
Sheila Heti Asks How Should A Person Be?, Doesn’t Quite Answer Question
The acclaimed debut novel of Sheila Heti, How Should A Person Be? asks a bold, sweeping question that never really gets answered by the time [Read More…]
America: The Only Place Guaranteed the Pursuit of Happiness And Yet Possibly the Most Miserable
It was Anthony Soprano in a therapy session with Dr. Melfi who once pointed out that America is the only place that guarantees the right [Read More…]
