Little Women become fashion influencers 150 years after inception
March sisters’ dress code resonates with ‘civil war chic’ trend visible on both sides of the Atlantic “Dear me, let us be elegant or die” is the narrator’s eye-rollingly sardonic verdict on fashion, in...
View ArticleLena Dunham: ‘Caroline Flack’s death hit me with a sickening power’
I adored the former Love Island host, and wish we could have shown her a more hopeful reality: that women who err and fail are worthy of loveMy adoration for Caroline Flack bordered on teenage. As an...
View ArticleKatherine Ryan: 'Cancel the news – we have Twitter and Instagram'
The comedian recounts her love of Catastrophe, Girls and Martin Lawrence – and explains why she never says no to a jobMy husband and I just started watching I Hate Suzie. I heard about it on social...
View ArticleSara Cox: ‘I don't want to be confronted with my own mortality’
The broadcaster and host of the BBC books show Between the Covers discusses her TV loves and hates – and how she would slot into a big-budget Netflix dramaOver lockdown, I watched my iPad a lot while...
View ArticleTV tonight: Industry delves into the bleak world of investment banking
No prisoners are taken in the Lena Dunham-directed opener of this new drama series. Plus: the return of MasterChef: The Professionals. Here’s what to watch this evening“Why is there a ring in your...
View ArticleSuper producer Jane Tranter: 'Women are finally getting the chance in TV'
She brought Spooks, Doctor Who and His Dark Materials to our screens. Now the TV producer has teamed up with Lena Dunham on new banking drama, Industry“We’re not telling the story that usually gets...
View ArticleIndustry review – Lena Dunham directs taut drama you can bank on
Girls star helms the first episode of this thrilling HBO/BBC co-production exploring the life of duelling graduates in a London investment bankThe banking drama Industry (BBC Two) arrived on our...
View ArticleThe week in TV: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius; The Diana Interview; His Dark...
A docuseries on Oscar Pistorius shamefully forgets his victim. Plus, the fallout from the BBC’s royal scoop 25 years onThe Trials of Oscar Pistorius (BBC Two) | iPlayerThe Diana Interview: Revenge of a...
View ArticleIndustry: is the BBC's banking drama This Life for a new generation?
It has everything the classic show had 20 years ago: sex, drugs and a bunch of photogenic newcomers. But, most of all, every single character is obnoxious. So is it destined for greatnessThis article...
View ArticleLena Dunham announces plus-size fashion range: ‘There’s so much judgment’
Girls creator aims to fight idea that bigger women are ‘stupid’ and remove ‘huge barrier to entry’ into the fashion worldAnnouncing her own plus-size fashion range on Monday, the writer and actor Lena...
View ArticleClaudia Weill on 1970s Hollywood sleaze: ‘They’d never seen a woman direct’
Her debut film Girlfriends is required watching if you want to work with Lena Dunham. What made it so groundbreaking? And why did she not make more? As the cult classic returns, Weill looks backClaudia...
View ArticleDoes Lena Dunham know more about Syrian refugees than a Syrian writer? | Alia...
Hollywood is too slowly coming round to the idea that it should employ people with experience of the stories they are tellingFile this under unintended consequences: thanks to Lena Dunham, Syrian...
View ArticleWhat can we expect from Lena Dunham’s Oasis analysing event?
The Girls creator is hosting Champagne Superanalysis, an evening centred on the Gallagher brothers’ fractious relationship. But what are ticket holders in for?Oasis are over, if the never-ending feud...
View ArticleLena Dunham is a hugely original writer. Who cares if she’s a good person? |...
Abusing the comedy writer is now an online sport. Behind it lies something truly uglyLena Dunham is preposterously talented. She was just 25 when Girls premiered on HBO, a sitcom about a familiar crowd...
View ArticleHannah Gadsby takes aim at 'good men' who try to commandeer #MeToo
Comedian tells Women in Entertainment gala she’s fed up hearing late-night TV’s ‘Jimmys’ monologue about misogynyThe Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby has hit out at the “incredibly irritating”...
View ArticleLena Dunham has apologised for disbelieving a rape allegation – and made...
She is sorry she called Aurora Perrineau a liar, but claims it wasn’t her fault. The patriarchy made her do itLena Dunham seems to be on a bizarre PR offensive. Over the past few weeks, the Girls...
View ArticleEndometriosis study 'sheds light on links to infertility' say scientists
South Korea and US teams say infertility could be linked to deficiency of a protein in wombA new study has cast light on why some women with endometriosis experience infertility, with scientists saying...
View ArticleAnna Sorokin proves we’re all soft touches for glamour scammers | Rebecca...
There’s a reason why the story of the sham heiress is fascinating – in our phoney world any one of us could be connedOn Thursday, in a New York courtroom, Anna Sorokin was convicted of a litany of...
View ArticleLena Dunham on Love Island: ‘I'm asking the same question they do – can you...
When the writer and director arrived in Wales to shoot a new drama, she was nursing a broken heart and romantic ideas of British life. Then she discovered the reality soap opera...As I planned my...
View ArticleFrom Rita Ora to Lena Dunham: how a podcast about celebrity became a 'recipe...
Across 350 shows, Who? Weekly hosts Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger have amassed a loyal fanbase by poking at the rich and fame-lessIn July this year the niche podcast Who? Weekly got a call from an...
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