Geek Girl(s) Of The Week: The Like

The founding members of The Like grew up in the ’80s as the daughters of music-biz royalty.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Jenny Lewis

Jenny Lewis has come a long way since singing about Wilderness Girls cookies.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Meghan McCain

Political blogger Meghan McCain isn’t afraid to express her liberalism on social issues.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Grace Coddington

Everyone knows the real star of the Vogue fashion show is Grace Coddington.

Geek Girl(s) Of The Week: Nerd Girls

If you don’t think engineering is a feminine profession, think again! Nerd Girls are a group of badass gals that just so happen to be science, technology, engineering and math students.

Geek Girl Of The Week: Kristen Wiig

Aside from the occasional SNL Digital Short (“Man, this ain’t my dad! This is a cell phone!”), Kristen Wiig just might be the best thing about Saturday Night Live these days. Can I get a witness?

Geek Girl Of The Week: Zooey Deschanel

Named after the lead character in J.D. Salinger’s novella Franny And Zooey, Zooey Deschanel seemed destined for geek greatness since birth. However, it was roles in movies like Almost Famous, All The Real Girls and, more recently, (500) Days Of Summer that solidified her film goddess stature.

More about Leslie Simon

Leslie is the author of Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World, out now through It Books. She is also the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.