I’m A Nerd Girl, Not a Manic Pixie Dream Girl Interesting article from Feminspire in which the author discusses the MPDG paradigm specifically in terms of nerd culture. I think this is a smart… more →
Confessions of a Manic Pixie Dream Girlwrote 3 days ago: This week, last week and next week I am working most of the hours that exist. My job is boring. So b … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Can we truly experience joy if we can’t laugh at ourselves? Dave likes to irritate me just a b … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I have been marketed to. The movie, God Bless America, has opened my eyes to the world, but not in t … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. This weekend, the opening weekend of Baz Luhrmann’s film adapta … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Summer and romance go hand in hand with young hopeless hearts on fire sweltering under the sun lendi … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: D: The reaction to this today was exactly the reaction I always hope for. Immediately after the film … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: That’s the question I’ve been asking myself for the past week, since Zach Braff turned to crowd-fund … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Sparkly sneakers? Check. Liquid suspender leggings? Check. Favorite thrifted horse print jacket? Che … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: In honor of the paperback release of First Comes Love (out today!) I have a review of the book and t … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Growing up, I spent my summers alternating between the books my grandmother gave me and trashy teen … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s a week of big news and not-so-big news. Luckily, I’m here to cover all of it. And b … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Every once in a while I get into this pseudo-manic state where I think that everything is awesome an … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: You may be wondering what I’m referring to with the term “Manic Pixie.” I’m … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Recently I got round to watching last year’s Ruby Sparks on DVD. I’d been looking forwar … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: First, I am coming to you as a writer who is genuinely concerned about not presenting women in a sub … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: I think people honestly just don’t like Zach Braff’s face, and in fairness to them, it is sort of pu … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: (500) Days of Summer I first saw this movie for free, because my mum had won a competition. I knew p … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Book: manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen, Random House Books for Young Readers, On Sale Now Book Info … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Directors: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie FarisRated RWriter: Zoe Kazan Before Ruby Sparks, there was … more →