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Each week we bring you a talented female artist who creates incredible quality content and this week, we've picked Samantha Raye, the graphic designer behind Instagram account @tasteofstreep. This is a page dedicated solely to combining pictures of Meryl Streep with delicious-looking food, which is not only original but kind of genius too. Samantha painstakingly ensures that Meryl's outfits are matching every meal, showing off her photoshop skills and creativity and making you love Meryl even more than you probably already do. In fact, she looks good enough to eat in most of these pictures. From lounging around on a piece of sushi to taking a bath in a bowl of macaroni cheese, check out some of our favorite pictures from her collection below. Once you've enjoyed Samatha's brilliant creations, check out last week's female artist of the week in case you missed it. 

"Is there a typo in the title? Don't you mean Valentine's Day", I'm hearing you ask? 

Nope - Galentine's Day is a concept, or holiday, created by Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec. It takes place on February 13, when, in her words, "My lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It's like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas." 

So basically, it's a time for us babes to kick it back at brunch while celebrating ourselves and each other, and telling Valentine's Day to do one. Sounds pretty good to me! In the spirit of this great day, here are some of the best Galentine's Day tweets on the internet; inspired by Leslie Knope's genius, empowering women the world over, and giving strong female friendships the credit they deserve. 

Simply because they are women...Can you imagine? 

Now, different fan bases on twitter are reacting to the censored albums on social media.

When twitter user @everywhereist suggested there should be a female joker, some people just loved the idea while some men were going crazy and came right for her, claiming her idea is ridiculous and horrid. To be honest, it doesn't sound like a bad idea to us. 

Face, meet palm. *Insert Buzzlighter gif* "There seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere." It really feels like that sometimes and after reading this list, you may lose all hope. 

And there are so many things!

When digital artist and Photoshop wizard, Gregory Masouras, recently began reimagining Disney princesses as favorite female celebs, the little girl in all of us squealed with delight. Brilliant! Via: 22 Words

Far from the idealized image usually presented, photographer Jade Beallhas chosen to show the reality and the effects of pregnancy on the body, in a desire to strengthen the self-esteem of women and celebrate natural beauty and love. Her project, "A Beautiful Body" is a series of very powerful photographs.

What began as physical insecurities and untapped artistic talent is now a unique art form of erotic graphic collages for Giulia, the artist otherwise known as @scientwehst. Growing up, Giulia recalls always being self-conscious of her image, ashamed of her curves and "thickness," until she learned to be appreciative of her body. It's this learned self-confidence that has become the center of Giulia's graphic collages, allowing her to push boundaries regarding sexuality and censorship of the female form. By strategically placing architectural elements onto images of the female body, Giulia is ever so slightly bypassing Instagram's strict censorship rules. Via: Design Your Trust

Jenna Kay is a talented self-taught photographer based in White Lake, Michigan, USA. Jenna shoots amazing beauty, lifestyle, wedding and fashion photography. Via: Design your trust