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I Feel Pressured By Society To Watch "Girls"

Meredith Lepore of The Jane Dough — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400

For young women, and in New York especially, watching Girls is a requirement.

R.I.P. Vagina Jokes, or Why Rebel Wilson's Gag About Lena Dunham Didn't Make Me Laugh

Mandy — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Vagina jokes don't make me laugh anymore. Sorry, Rebel Wilson.

I Don't Know How I Felt About The "Girls" Finale, But It Did Make Me Realize That Lena Dunham Really Loves Her Some Comics

Mandy — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

I squeal every time I see a comic I love on "Girls." Last week it was Amy Schumer. This week: Colin Quinn!

A Culture Without Consent: On All Fours With Adam And Natalia In Girls

Marianne — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

"She should have just said no," people say, placing the responsibility firmly on the woman involved -- but why? Why is the responsibility on her to say no instead of on the initiating partner to secure a yes?

Lena Dunham Tweeted Me And It Was A Big Deal And Now All I Wanna Do Is Watch "The Walking Dead" On Netflix

Shayla — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

I consider myself actively anti-racism, sexism, homophobia, etc., etc. When someone says something in my presence that is effectively “-ist” in any way, they are immediately put in check.

Lisa Lampanelli Defends the Lena Dunham Tweet That Upset the Twitterverse -- to Critic Pia Glenn

Pia Glenn — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:30:00 -0500

Lisa Lampanelli has been examined under a microscope around the Web in the past 24 hours. Now Pia Glenn asks her about the tweet that -- in her words -- came out of friendship and respect.

I Look A Lot Like Lena Dunham, And I've Banged Super-Hot Guys

Emily — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0500

You'd think Dunham's character had won the lottery and transplanted the entire gang to Hawaii, not spent a couple of days banging a hot stranger

The Girls Season 2 Premiere: Watching Every Terrible Relationship Ever Through The Eyes Of Lena Dunham

Mandy — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:30:00 -0500

I find "Girls" more stressful than the stressiest episode of "Breaking Bad." Season 2 cranked it up another notch. This is a good thing.

The Audacity of Lena Dunham, And Her Admirable Commitment To Making Us Look At Her Naked

Lesley — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Why are we so put out when allegedly "imperfect" women dare to not hide themselves in shame? Isn't it time to get the hell over ourselves?

Um, So Jane and I Told Naomi Wolf About Choking Out During Sex and Lena Dunham's "Girls," and Then She Got Kind of Depressed

Mandy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400

I hate it when I make a feminist icon sad by telling her about my sex life. Sorry, Naomi. We really love you a lot.

I Want to Have Sex With Hot Nerdy Comic Mike Birbiglia, But I Just Interviewed Him Instead

Mandy — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0400

Everyone’s favorite “This American Life” star on getting notes from Lena Dunham, what hanging out on the regs with Ira Glass is like and his ridiculously well-reviewed new movie “Sleepwalk With Me.”

I'm Done Hating on Lena Dunham

Tracy — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:30 -0400

I thought, how could Lena do something so narrow, so exclusive? And then I actually watched the show.

It Happened to Me: I Went to College with HBO's New It Girl Lena Dunham, and I'm Seething with Jealousy

Ella West — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:00:25 -0400

If you had asked me in 2008 who would be end up being the famous one in the 12 -person screenwriting workshop I was enrolled in, I would have said "me."

Let's Talk About Girls, Shall We?

Julieanne — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:23 -0400

I think people should be free to create the work that they want to make, but "Girls" was a big deal to me, and it was probably a big deal for a lot of you.