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Girls Recap: ‘Triggering,’ Season 4, Episode 2
Hannah arrives in Iowa, and that state makes a stellar first impression on our protagonist. First off, she’s able to rent a gorgeous apartment with lots of quirky design features and a ton of space for...
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Girls Recap: ‘Cubbies,’ Season 4, Episode 4
Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna in the Girls episode “Cubbies” So the episode starts with Shosh interviewing for a job at the top consulting firm in the world, McKinsey. The interview is not going so well. In...
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Girls Recap: ‘Sit In,’ Season 4, Episode 5
This was a brilliant episode. There are a million reasons why. First off, Hannah has arrested development, but she’s learning that just because she can’t move on doesn’t mean others can’t. It’s only...
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Why the Girls Abortion Episode Was an Awesome Conversation Starter
Gillian Jacobs as Mimi-Rose This week, Girls talked about abortion seriously for the first time since Season 1. Also, someone actually got one this time! Was it a great portrayal of abortion? While it...
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Girls Recap: ‘Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz,’ Season 4, Episode 8
This week’s episode was all about ill-fated partnerships. After forcing him to attend Mimi-Rose’s art open unwittingly, Hannah makes a play to get Mr. Parker – the hot teacher – back. He resists...
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Schoolgirls Don’t Need Boys To Tell Them What’s Pretty
As the mother of an almost-11-year-old daughter I have spent a great deal of time attempting to mitigate the effects of a toxic culture that destroys girls’ self-esteem. I try to model healthy...
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No, Hannah Doesn’t Grow Up in the Girls Season 4 Finale
The Girls season 4 finale was last week. Because of various reasons, I am finally putting pen to paper about it now. However, my response is mostly one of exasperation, because frankly, I’m sick of...
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The Spice Girls Were My Riot Grrrl Lite
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series of posts where contributors discuss their early feminist role models or figures who influenced their early feminism. Check back over the...
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Alanna: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
My greatest desire as a kid was to live in a fantasy world where I could ride around on a horse, swing a sword, and use magic to defeat my enemies. I eventually accepted that this wasn’t a realistic...
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Meet the Next Generation of Women Rockers
Photo from the Toronto Girls Rock Camp. Photo Credit: Serena McCarroll A typical scene from a Girls Rock Camp goes something like this: a band of five young girls stand in rocker poses holding their...
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