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Over Labor Day Weekend 2018, the lovely and talented Niousha Noor called to inquire if I could speak Farsi. There's a film, she told me, that stars Shahab Hosseini (of Oscar-winning The Salesman and A Separation fame), and they're in ...

Rehabbing my hip by bicycle while talking on the telephone and listening to the impeachment on the radio... making this face. A face my grandmother might admonish would stay that way, should she have seen me make it. This week’s episode ...

Did the teddy bear ruin young Gia’s maternal instincts? Listen to the latest episode of Pessimists Archive to find out why moralists at the turn of the 20th century believed this beloved stuffed animal threatened the existence of the human ...

Back in the early aughts, an agent gave me the following unsolicited advice: “Just eat spinach and 12 almonds for every meal. And consider having your hips shaved.” Imaging a surgeon taking a chainsaw to my muffin top, I slowly ...

Vanity was born when the mirror was discovered... It's always a delight to be a part of a project that I can enjoy as much as a performer as I can as an audience member. Pessimists Archive, hosted by the ...

NEW SONG! 🚨📻🚨 Introducing ATHEIST RHAPSODY, performed live at The Second City Hollywood, written especially for Brother Bradley’s religion-themed Easter weekend comedy show. I am profoundly grateful to be able to sing these words without fear of state retribution or ...

Congrats to EVERYONE who brought Burying Yasmeen to life! 👏👏👏 And bravo on being a Slamdance Film Festival selection screening at ArcLight Hollywood nonetheless! It was beyond inspiring to watch this kind of intrepid filmmaking from the sidelines. As an ...

Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m. My partner-in-crime Tara Jean O'Brien and I are thrilled to announce that Anchors Away hits the big screen this week at the 2019 HRIFF! Join us at Regal Cinemas/LA Live this Saturday, Feb. 16 ...

Read Gia's Article on Openfit New article on @myopenfit! 8 #Mindfulness Exercises You Can Practice Every Day ✴️🧘‍♀️✴️ If you’ve talked to me lately, you know that Gia 2.0 has fully embraced the yoga/meditation lifestyle. But so much of this “wellness” talk makes ...

In reviewing the past year's goals, I found myself quite pleased with my desires to travel and the places I checked off my bucket list. Now that I'm writing for the lovely ladies over at Voyage Vixens, I've got even more ...