Fall 2009

Cover Story: Cobie Smulders Despite her efforts to avoid the spotlight, the How I Met Your Mother star is the brightest thing in primetime.

Plus: We rank the 100 Most Important Women in the History of Television

Fashion: Downunder Girl, Downtown Tunia Bower, bursts with city fashion all the way from Australia; Shingai Shoniwa of the Noisettes; Prep School Chic; & more!

DIY: Nadia G. of Bitchin Kitchen talks retro playlists and Stepford Wife cupcakes; A cocktail you won’t soon forget; four filmmakers talk about How To Be a Player in the motion picture industry; and how spruce up your bathroom vanity.

Penus: Why Landon Pigg, Adam Goldberg, Aaron Rose are considered some of our favorite "slashies," plus a few words from the folks who make up Of Monsters and Men, and more!

CD Reviews: Juliette Lewis, Imogen Heap, Anita Blay, Dolores O’riordan and more.

Call and Response: Diablo Cody answers your questions.

Interviews: Thao Nguyen, Portia Doubleday, Dina Goldstein, Maggie Nelson, Faiza Guene, and more

Other Stories in this Issue

Music

Features

Whipping Boy   Issue #41

Possibly, maybe we’re falling for Landon Pigg

By Rebecca Shore

Culture

Reads

Faïza Guène   Issue #41

A young Parisian writer harnesses her rough upbringing to tumble literature from its ivory tower

By Hannah Gregory

'Bad Reputation: Performances, Essays, Interviews' review   Issue #41

By Penny Arcade

By Venuszine Administrator

Interfictions 2 Anthology   Issue #41

Edited by Delia Sherman & Christopher Barzak

By Sarah Culver

The Art of Touring   Issue #41

Edited by Sara Jaffe & Mia Clark

By Mairead Case

Film

The 100 Most Important Women in Television, 1-25   Issue #41

By Christine Bejasa, Jake Giles, Kirsten Kilponen & Julia Korol

The 100 Most Important Women in Television, 26-50   Issue #41

By Jake Giles, Christine Bejasa, Kirsten Kilponen, Julia Korol & Alysse Dalessandro

The 100 Most Important Women in Television, 51-75   Issue #41

By Alysse Dalessandro, Christine Bejasa, Jake Giles, Kirsten Kilponen & Julia Korol

Let's All Go To The Movies   Issue #41

By Erica Phillips

From the Labyrinth   Issue #41

With Minotaur, Daria Martin puts myth in motion

By Lindsey Underwood

She Oughta Be in Pictures   Issue #41

Portia Doubleday gets ready for her close-up

By Jessica Galliart

Tear Down That Wall   Issue #41

The “anarchy indie jubilee” of All Tomorrow’s Parties brings fans and bands closer than ever.

By Sarah Collins

Bloodletters, Babes, and Bad Women   Issue #41

Will this autumn’s horror lineup finally kill the final girl?

By Erin Lyndal Martin

Art

Screw Happy Endings   Issue #41

Photographer Dina Goldstein brings fairytale

By Kirsten Kilponen

Lead Articles

M.I.A.   Issue #33

With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.

By Anne-Marie Payne

Get into Flower Arranging

By Cortney Heimerl

Elsie Flannigan of A Beautiful Mess

By Amy Strauss

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