Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
Try to Enjoy the Grand Budapest Hotel-Like Short Film From Karl Lagerfeld
When it comes to model-musician pairings, it’s fair to say that Cara Delevigne and Pharrell Williams are somewhat in the lackluster category when compared with, [Read More…]
Why No One Has Come at Woody Allen When They’ve Come At Every Other (Black) Sexual Abuser
December 1st marked Woody Allen’s seventy-ninth birthday, and with it, the increasing passage of time since Dylan Farrow’s open letter in The New York Times [Read More…]
The Creepiness of People Prematurely Publishing Kirk Douglas’ Obituary
It’s one of those things you know happens, but so long as you don’t actually see the behind the scenes of it, it’s fine. Yes, [Read More…]
Madonna Declares the World’s Most Important Profession is Prostitution–And She’s Absolutely Right
Madonna, who continues to effortlessly land magazine covers well after what most assholes would call “the prime of her career,” lends her typical brand of [Read More…]
Courtney Love To Tour With Lana Del Rey, Much To Frances Bean’s Probable Chagrin
Back in June, when Lana Del Rey’s sophomore album, Ultraviolence, was just coming out, the arcane chanteuse told an interviewer for The Guardian, “I wish [Read More…]
What Rainer Fassbinder’s Ali Says About Outsider Influence on Relationsips
“Sometimes I wish it was just you and me alone in the world.” So says Emmi (Brigitte Mira), the widowed protagonist in one of Rainer [Read More…]
A Tale of Three Bettys: Hofstadt, Draper and Francis
While it is generally assumed that Don Draper is the master of reinvention on Mad Men, in truth, it is Betty Hofstadt/Betty Draper/Betty Francis. Starting [Read More…]
Ariel Pink: The Men’s Activist White Men Have Been Waiting For
Ariel Pink has been around longer than most L.A. restaurants, and yet, it is only now with the release of his thirteenth–yes thirteenth (fourteen, if [Read More…]
TV’s Best Thanksgiving Episodes
Even for the most adamant haters of Thanksgiving (see: Chandler Bing), one can always take comfort in enjoying the crème de la crème of television [Read More…]
The Most Straightforward Movie Titles of All-Time
Most films like to leave a bit to the imagination when it comes to their title. Even something as seemingly obvious as Sunset Boulevard isn’t [Read More…]
