GIRLS
# girls - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Boys ditch homework and mitch school (but still better at maths than girls)
An ESRI conference heard boys are more likely than girls to be absent from school and less likely to do homework.
# girls - Friday 12 April, 2013
Column: 11 ways to handle your child’s first teen disco
Are the scare stories about teenage discos really true? Sheila O’Malley has some advice on how to navigate this rite of passage.
# girls - Monday 1 April, 2013
Column: Can Hollywood produce a female lead who’s interesting in her own right?
The movie industry is beginning to cater for female audiences, but the likes of Bella Swan are no Ripley in terms of role models for women, writes Darren Mooney.
# girls - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
5 Hollywood franchises that could do with Chris O’Dowd
He’s in Thor 2. Chris O’Dowd makes everything better to be honest.
# girls - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Tumblr of the day: Girls Love Superheroes
And they’ve got the costumes to prove it.
# girls - Monday 11 March, 2013
VIDEO: Will Smith raps the Fresh Prince theme… to some schoolgirls
Did you see this? They go CRAZY.
# girls - Sunday 10 March, 2013
9 reasons why teen magazines for girls ruled
…two words: Problem pages
# girls - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
11 things girls like, according to the internet
Some of these are true. Some are not so true.
# girls - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
6 reality TV series to make you question humanity
You’ll hate them. Or love them. Or love to hate them.
6 reasons why you should be watching Girls
There are a few minor spoilers here. But also a puppy asleep down Lena Dunham’s top.
# girls - Monday 17 December, 2012
Ten girls killed in landmine blast in Afghanistan
The girls, all aged between 9 and 11, were collecting firewood early this morning before they were due to go to school.
# girls - Monday 15 October, 2012
Body image ‘a burning and complex issue’ for young people
A new report says body image has a major influence on a teenager’s mental health.
# girls - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Family of girls who survived Alps shooting arrive in France
Seven-year-old Zainab remains in a medically induced coma after being shot and badly beaten in the attack.
# girls - Thursday 19 July, 2012
‘Mad Men’, ‘Downton Abbey’ lead way in Emmy nominations
Mad Men’s 17 nominations give it the possibility of becoming the most honoured TV drama of all time.
# girls - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
Diamonds are a girl’s best (expensive) friend
A rare pink diamond is to be auctioned in Hong Kong today – how much do you think it is expected to fetch?






























