Tag: Genna Rivieccio
Lana Del Rey: A Patron Saint of Father’s Day, Or: Every Song By LDR That Mentions “Daddy”
Despite only one line in Lana Del Rey’s 2012 song, “Ride,” mentioning anything about a “Daddy” (while also including “father” in the lyrics, “Dying young [Read More…]
Regarding the Term “Daddy Issues”
There’s this long-held derisive saying. You might have heard it, particularly if you’re a man who likes to use it. It goes simply, “Oh, she’s [Read More…]
Death of a Cheerleader and the Lengths A Girl Will Go to Feel Part of the “Right” Class
It was appropriately coined in the 80s by Cyndi Lauper that “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Though it would take a few decades for t-shirts [Read More…]
Cruel Summer and Death of a Cheerleader: Lessons in the Detriments of Obsessing Over the Popular Girl
It’s only fitting that a TV movie from the mid-90s about the damaging effects of socioeconomic self-comparison among high school students should be similar in [Read More…]
That Ho Over There Takes on That Hypocrite Over There: Megan Thee Stallion’s “Thot Shit”
Like women taking back the word “bitch” (“slut,” “whore,” “slore”—the gamut), Megan Thee Stallion has decided it’s time to take back the erstwhile derogatory term [Read More…]
Aliens Surely Can’t Be As Prosaic As Humans—But Doja Cat’s “Need To Know” Video Is Just the “Human Experience,” Alien-ified
Because “alien legitimacy” apparently wouldn’t be complete without Grimes, Doja Cat has continued her outer space motif from the “Kiss Me More” video (more than [Read More…]
Neon Nature: MARINA’s Ancient Dreams: Live From the Desert Show
There are two schools of thought on concert-going (particularly post-corona). One states that nothing can imitate the real-life, tactile experience (well, hopefully not too tactile, [Read More…]
Betrayer of the Pale: Lorde Has a Sun-Worshipping Beach Cult (And A Madewell Commercial) in “Solar Power”
The long-awaited return of Lorde has perhaps caused the phenomenon that naturally occurs when too much anticipation builds up: disappointment with the eventual product. There’s [Read More…]
An Album for the Ages: Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land
MARINA began the recording of what would become her fifth album in January of 2020. In American speak: B.C. (Before Corona, even though it was [Read More…]
Madonna’s “Secret” and Billie Eilish’s “Lost Cause”
In 1994, Madonna had already long ago released her sophomore album. Ten years prior to be exact, with 1984’s Like A Virgin. While the sound [Read More…]
