Geek Girl Of The Week: Björk

A photo posted by Björk (@bjork) on Aug 2, 2015 at 3:13pm PDT Who: Björk Type of Geek: The Avant-Garde and Ethereal Music Geek I might not always understand what Björk’s singing—or what she’s wearing—but I’ve always appreciated her unwavering devotion to creating the most authentic and unique music possible. An important aspect of being a music-geek girl is trusting your gut. If your gut tells you to train with Inuit throat singers... Read More

Geek Girl Of The Week: Bonnie Burton

A photo posted by Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) on Jun 20, 2015 at 9:28pm PDT Who: Bonnie Burton Type of Geek: Jedi-Master Fangirl Ever since migrating to Lucasfilm in 2003 to become an online content developer, Bonnie Burton’s name has become synonymous with Star Wars and all-things Wookiee. Not only does she run the Kids section of StarWars.com, but she’s also build a lucrative craft career centered around the sci-fi saga and... Read More

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LESLIE SIMON is a writer, editor, and content strategist who treasures her business cards from past gigs at Paramount, Warner Records, MTV, and Alternative Press Magazine.

She is the co-author of the book Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide To Emo Culture, in addition to being the author of books like Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks And Other Misfits Are Taking Over The World and Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes.

Leslie currently lives in Los Angeles where she enjoys watching past seasons of This Old House with her rescue pup Stanley Tucci.