Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, burningbushwick.com, missingadick.com, airshipdaily.com and behindthehype.com. Feel free to e-mail culledculture@gmail.com.
The Most Blatant Examples of Movies with Plot Devices that New Technology Has Rendered Irrelevant
Technology may make our lives better, but it certainly hasn’t made the lives of screenwriters trying to come up with obstacles for their characters any [Read More…]
Is Madonna’s Sex Book Really So Different From Her Children’s Books?
Madonna may have changed the game with her 1992 coffee table book, Sex, but that doesn’t mean her tamer literary years of children’s books in [Read More…]
Realism vs. Cynicism and The Supposed Fight Against Optimism
Most realists bear the brunt of being chastised for their presumed “cynicism.” But one must keep in mind that realists are simply taking into account [Read More…]
Does An Obsession With Pop Culture Connote Godlessness?
The easy answer: Yes. To be without religion doesn’t mean you’re without a subject to worship. And the subject that’s most easily accessible is pop [Read More…]
How Square Pegs is More of A Prequel to Sex and the City Than The Carrie Diaries
A story about a gawky teenager yet to find her confidence may not sound like any sort of precursor to Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and [Read More…]
Why Madonna’s Film Roles Are Redeeming From a Feminist Standpoint
Madonna is not known for being a great actress–or even being an actress at all. The most people will ever give to her is Desperately [Read More…]
Take A Dip: Films With Iconic Beach Scenes
What is it about the beach that’s so cathartic? The water? The endless grains of sand? Or the easy potential for drowning? Whatever it is, [Read More…]
The Man Who Loved Children: A Non-Pedophilic Horror Story
One of the most tragic tales in literary history is also one of the most under appreciated (unless you count John Waters’ nod to it [Read More…]
Like A Virgin: Donna Martin and the 90s Quest for Some Vestige of Chastity
By the time the repressed vibe of the Reagan and Bush eras had concluded in the United States, the 90s saw a resurgence in sexual [Read More…]
Jean Renoir: More Than Just the Son of Pierre-Auguste
The challenge presented by usurping or even just matching the genius of Pierre-Auguste Renoir is hard to imagine. And yet, this is exactly what his [Read More…]
