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Isabella Giovannini

Isabella Giovannini is a TV writer in Brooklyn. She is very graceful and never falls down.

March 21, 2022

Transcript: The Improv Comedy Portion of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing

by Isabella Giovannini
June 29, 2018

17 Real-Life Would-You-Rathers I, a Woman, Have Had to Ask Myself

by Isabella Giovannini
May 6, 2016

Whistler’s Mother Has Just About Had It

by Isabella Giovannini

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July 29, 2022

Thank You for Calling the Perimenopause Hotline, Where Our Hold Times Are Completely Unpredictable

by Kathryn Baecht
August 5, 2022

An Open Letter to the White Mommy Blogger Who Posted a Recipe for Turmeric Energy Balls

by Swati Sudarsan
August 2, 2022

Memo Regarding New State Teacher Qualifications

by Brittany K. Fonte
August 4, 2022

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by Joe Wellman

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