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Topic: adolescent girls

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in "PEN15" (Alex Lombardi)

"PEN15": the great uncool

Melanie McFarland
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Reviving today’s Ophelias

Mary Pipher
Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher in "Eighth Grade" (A24)

Should "Eighth Grade" be rated R?

Alexandra Clinton
Thora Birch and Mena Suvari in "American Beauty"

How NOT to talk about girls

Soraya Chemaly