Girl Crush: The Cast of HBO's Girls

General | 16 May 2012

I dont have cable. Even though I love watching TV, I mostly get to watch it later through Netflix or Hulu Plus. About a month ago, I acquired my friend’s HBO Go login. So I had heard no hype about the new HBO show Girls (was there even any at all? I’m seriously unaware). Thank goodness my curiosity took the better of me, because I found some major new girl crushes.

The show follows Hannah (played by Lena Dunham who also wrote and directed the show) and her three friends; the free-spirited Jessa (Jemmia Kirke), the semi-uptight, seemingly perfect Marnie (Allison Williams), and hilariously innocent Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet). What I like most about the show is that it seems real to me, and I can connect all the characters to my life situations, or even people I know.

For me, I have two clear favorites (Shoshanna and Jessa!) but really, every girl is totally crush worthy. Hannah’s quirky humor paired with Marnie’s sensable ways makes them the perfect best friend duo.

Do you watch Girls? Who is your fav character?

(Images via New York Mag)

Temple Grandin

General | 12 November 2010

by Sienna

I have been a fan of Claire Danes since she arrived on the scene in the short-lived television series “My So Called Life” back in. . . (well maybe we don’t need to go back that far.)

So when I saw her grinning face on the cover of a movie poster, wearing a curly wig and a western shirt, I knew I had to see this movie. Temple Grandin? I had no idea what, when, or who, all I know is that (generally speaking) where Claire goes, I follow.

How do you begin to describe such a quirky and heartfelt film?

If I were Temple, I might describe it in a series of pictures; flashing images that recollect the intriguing story of a very special autistic girl who grew up to become not only a doctor in animal behavior, but a bridge between parents and their autistic children.

Set in the 1960′s, Danes portrays the wild-haired animal lover with a bright golden Arizona backdrop behind, and a seemingly endless array of social obstacles in the midst. With a love for science and inventing, the young Grandin rises to a become a uniquely humane designer in the cattle industry.