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The Elegant Neuroticism of Betty Draper

By Genna Rivieccio
March 23, 2014

With great beauty comes a great sense of entitlement–and subsequent depression when you don’t get what you want. Betty Draper is just such an example [Read More…]

A Verbal Composite of What Tino from My So-Called Life Would Be Like

By Genna Rivieccio
March 16, 2014

We don’t know much about Tino from My So-Called Life–except that he gives his leftover Chinese food willingly, but what is Tino really like? There [Read More…]

Pop Culture Television

Glenn Eichler: A TV Genius

By Genna Rivieccio
March 15, 2014

Glenn Eichler is the man in your subconscious. The man you don’t even know you’re aware of. More than just one of the main forces [Read More…]

Pop Culture Television

Unlikely Female Friendships in TV

By Genna Rivieccio
March 13, 2014

They say opposites attract. But this trite chemist’s platitude rings truer for friendships than relationships. For as generic and formulaic as most shows can be, [Read More…]

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Rachel Green Was the Progenitor of Normcore

By Genna Rivieccio
March 12, 2014

While normcore may be attributed to many jeans/flannel/muted color-wearing 90s icons, Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) of Friends was not only a visual manifestation of normcore, [Read More…]

Pop Culture Television

TV Intros that Capture the Essence of the Show

By Genna Rivieccio
February 11, 2014

A TV intro isn’t just about the theme song. It’s about the combination of images paired with the specific tempo of a piece of music. [Read More…]

Pop Culture Television

The Quiet Brilliance of The Spoils of Babylon

By Genna Rivieccio
February 10, 2014

Matt Piedmont is no stranger to absurdist humor. As one of the youngest head writers to have worked on Saturday Night Live, Piedmont is also no [Read More…]

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If The Ashlee Simpson Show had Continued…

By Genna Rivieccio
February 7, 2014

On the laurels of her appearances in Nick and Jessica: Newlyweds, Jessica Simpson’s younger sister, Ashlee, landed her own reality show on MTV in 2004, entitled [Read More…]

Pop Culture Television

High Maintenance Deserves More Funding Than Girls

By Genna Rivieccio
January 29, 2014

Girls is somehow seen as the definitive source on what life for white people in Brooklyn is like. It is given the gentle tenderness of robust [Read More…]