Geek Girl Of The Week: Sloane Crosley

If it weren’t for being locked out of two different Manhattan apartments twice in the same day, Sloane Crosley might not have written her debut collection of essays I Was Told There’d Be Cake. (Big ups to ineptitude!

Geek Girl Of The Week: Sofia Coppola

Audiences didn’t expect much from Sofia Coppola after she was pelted with metaphorical tomatoes for her dreadful acting performance as Mary Corleone in The Godfather: Part III, but the daughter of famed director Francis Ford Coppola wasn’t ready to say arrivederci to the cinema just yet.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Genevieve Gorder

We first became smitten with Genevieve Gorder when she appeared on everyone’s favorite flip-flop decorating show Trading Spaces; however, we fell into flawlessly designed love when she launched her own show on HGTV, Dear Genevieve, where she tackles all sorts of real-life design challenges.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Chlöe Sevigny

if cool were a commodity, Chlöe Sevigny would be Warren Buffet—or at least Jimmy Buffet. (Goodness knows those Parrotheads have afforded him to live pretty damn comfortably.)

Geek Girl Of The Week: Rachel Maddow

Openly gay and undoubtedly liberal, Rachel Maddow approaches the day’s top political headlines with refreshing candor, insight, and the kind of deadpan delivery taught at the Jon Stewart school of news anchoring.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Tavi Gevinson

Known for her frenetic fashion sense—which blends together high-end couture with whimsical thrift-store finds—and keen eye for up-and-coming trends and designers, Tavi Gevinson has become the voice of a new generation of fashion lovers.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Danese Cooper

Dubbed the “Wiki Witch of the West,’ Danese Cooper is probably best known for her programming work at Apple, Intel, Sun Microsystems and, most recently, Wikimedia.