Complex Main Logo
  • music
  • style
  • pop Culture
  • sports
  • life
  • sneakers
  • shows
  • buyers guide
  • Complex Volume
Search Icon
  • Facebook Navigation Icon
  • Twitter Navigation Icon
  • Instagram Navigation Icon
  • Youtube Navigation Icon
  • Snapchat Navigation Icon
  • TikTok Navigation Icon
Complex Main Logo

Channels

  • music
  • style
  • pop Culture
  • sports
  • life
  • sneakers
  • pigeons & planes
  • shows
  • buyers guide
  • shop
  • volume
  • podcasts
  • newsletters

Learn & Grow

  • education

Stream on

  • Youtube logo nav bar 0youtube
  • Twitch logotwitch
  • Netflix logonetflix
  • Hulu logohulu
  • Roku logoroku
  • Pluto TV logopluto.tv
  • Xumo logoxumo
  • Apple logoappletv
  • Tubi logotubi

Follow On

  • Facebook logofacebook
  • Twitter Navigation Icontwitter
  • Instagram Navigation Iconinstagram
  • Snapchat Navigation Iconsnapchat
  • Pinterest logopinterest
  • TikTok Navigation Icontiktok

Read on

  • Apple logoapple news
  • Flipboard logo nav bar 1flipboard
  • Google News logogoogle news
  • RSS feed iconrss feed

Complex Sites

  • first we feast
  • sole collector
  • complexcon
  • complexland

Work with us

  • careers
  • advertise
  • complex b.o.s.s.
  • climate
  • contact us

Complex Global

  • canada
  • united kingdom
  • australia
  • netherlands
  • complex chinese
  • terms

    terms of use

  • privacy

    privacy policy

  • cookie settings

    cookie settings

  • ca privacy

    california privacy

  • site map

    site map

  • public notice

    public notice

  • accessibility statement

    accessibility statement

COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive.

© Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Complex.com is a part of

Complex Networks logo
La Donna Pietra

La Donna Pietra

Joined July 2014 | 7 posts

Latest Stories

A surprising silver (or gold?) lining.A surprising silver (or gold?) lining.
BUZZFEED

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

How getting out of a crappy relationship saved my finances

Why does the first trailer for "Fifty Shades of Grey" make it look like a horror movie?Why does the first trailer for "Fifty Shades of Grey" make it look like a horror movie?
POP CULTURE

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

Shades of Horror: Why's Sex So Scary in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" Trailer?

Yes, HBO's raunchiest show outwit the folks leading this country.Yes, HBO's raunchiest show outwit the folks leading this country.
POP CULTURE

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

Counting the Ways in Which "True Blood" Is Smarter Than Five Supreme Court Justices

What do Lord Byron and the Romantics have in common with NBC's Hannibal? Plenty.What do Lord Byron and the Romantics have in common with NBC's Hannibal? Plenty.
POP CULTURE

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

Mama, I'm in Love With a Cannibal: How "Hannibal" Got Romantic

Closing the book on the most talked about show of 2014.Closing the book on the most talked about show of 2014.
POP CULTURE

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

Dante, Redemption, and the Last "True Detective" Essay You Need to Read

Oh, just complicating a classic serial killer trope.Oh, just complicating a classic serial killer trope.
POP CULTURE

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

Pictures of You: "True Detective" and the Dilemma of the Dead Woman's Photograph

HBO's True Detective is way more interested in bad marriages and equipment questions than catching the killer.HBO's True Detective is way more interested in bad marriages and equipment questions than catching the killer.
POP CULTURE

| BY LA DONNA PIETRA

Doing the Job: How "True Detective" Is Screwing With Buddy Cop Cliches