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  Tig Notaro has been spreading her comic genius all over the place: in the new movie  In a World… ; on her latest CD,  Live  ($5 on  iTunes ); on her science-y podcast,  Professor Blastoff ; on  tour ; at next week’s  Bentzen Ball , a comedy festival she curates in Washington, DC; and here on Rookie, answering your questions about making friends, liking yourself, and what to do when the worst happens. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Atoms for Peace  is the newish project from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and producer/multi-instrumentalist Nigel Godrich, who—along with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, percussionist Mauro Refosco, and drummer Joey Waronker—recently released their debut album,  AMOK . They will be  on tour  starting this summer, but first, the longtime collaborators came together to answer, or at least contemplate, your questions about boys: shy ones, boring ones, good ones, dumb ones, and ones who are not your boyfriend but you want to make out with them anyway. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  TV host / comedian / actor /adorableness Jimmy Fallon wasn’t sure he was qualified to advise you on flirting with shy boys or how to tell if a guy like-likes you, but we love him for trying anyway, and knocking it out of the park: More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Alex Karpovsky plays Ray, the cynical guy on our beloved  Girls , but you might also recognize him as the mooch from another Lena Dunham joint,  Tiny Furniture . Anyway, please allow him to guide you in the dubious prospect of staying friends with an ex and spying on your BF. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  For this two-for-one edition of Ask A Grown Woman, duo  Tegan and Sara  team up to answer your questions. Catch them again on  Letterman  on November 20th. You can also listen to their new single, “ Closer ,” out now, and pick up their new album,  Heartthrob , on January 29th. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Paula Pell has been writing for  Saturday Night Live  for the past 17 years. This year she’s working on two movie scripts—one of them’s with  Judd Apatow . She has a hilarious  Twitter , a pit bull named Jezebel, and a horse named Verbena. Basically she wins at life; we’re honored that she shared her secrets with us and you here. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Danny Pudi plays Abed Nadir on  Community , whose new season starts on Friday, October 19. He also happens to have very sound advice about cheating boyfriends, disrobing situations, and embracing your own butt dance. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Musician  Kaia Wilson , co-founder of awesome things ( Team Dresch , the Butchies, and  Mr. Lady Records ), can tell you a thing or two, and she does. More here: https://www.tranganhnam.xyz/search/label/Ask%20a%20Grown If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Judd Apatow produced and wrote  Freaks and Geeks , which should have lasted forever and instead got canceled after one season. But he also wrote and directed some hugely successful movies, including  The 40-Year-Old Virgin  and  Knocked Up , produced movies like  Bridesmaids , and is currently an executive producer of  Girls . So, he knows a thing or two about life and stuff. If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to  k 34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn.

  I really, really like her so I don’t want to take issue with this but it did bother me that she seemed to be placing the blame on the girl for the guy’s desires. Kind of telling her she is responsible for how he feels and should moderate her behaviour in order not to encourage him.

  Gillian Jacobs of our beloved   Community   answers your questions about awkwardness, self-consciousness, and blurting out really weird things during sex. Part one of two installments! If you have a question about ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE for the Rookie staff and friends, please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn.

  Jon Hamm is…well, you know who he is. He’s JON EFFING HAMM. Enjoy his answers to your questions. To submit a question for next month’s Grown Man/Men, write to  k 34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn, and write “Ask a Grown Man” in the subject line.

  B.J. Novak is a writer, actor, and comedian best known for his work on  The Office  and in  Inglourious Basterds . Most important, he is a Grown Man, and he used his grown, male wisdom to answer some of your questions here. To submit a question for next month’s Grown Man, write to  k 34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn, and write “Ask a Grown Man” in the subject line.

 Dave Hill  does  stand-up , plays in the bands  Valley Lodge  and  Diamondsnake ,  podcasts , and just wrote a book,  Tasteful Nudes , which you can pre-order  here . And he tweets like a champ,  here . He’s the king of all media! He’s also chockfull of advice for The Youth, as you will see in this video. To submit a question for next month’s Grown Man, write to  k 34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn, and write “Ask a Grown Man” in the subject line.

  This month’s grown person: Chicago rapper  Psalm One . Please enjoy! Psalm One is on Facebook and will be performing in the Paid Dues Festival in San Bernadino, California, in April. If you have a question for next month’s Grown Person (a dude), please send it to k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  Paul Rudd was in  Clueless ,  200 Cigarettes ,  Role Models ,  Wet Hot American Summer ,  Our Idiot Brother , and more of your favorite movies. He’s on  Parks and Recreation  this season, and he’s about to be in the adaptation of  The Perks of Being a Wallflower . But without a doubt the pinnacle of his career, and his personal life, was recording this advice for you, Rookie readers. Next month’s grown person is a woman. If you have a question about girls, love (with girls), relationships (with girls), making out (with girls), or just life (with girls), send it to: k34101050@student.hcmup.edu.vn

  This month’s advice-giving Grown Man is  Hannibal Buress , a stand-up comedian who has written for  30 Rock  and  Saturday Night Live . He just learned how to use the effects button.

  Every month a different grown person answers your questions about love and life. This month’s special guest: Damian Kulash of the band  OK Go !

  Each month we’ll have a grown man or grown woman answering your questions about boys, girls, or life in general. This month’s special guest: Kurt Braunohler!