Taylor Swift: Sexy? Not on my radar'
Shes gone from ringletted country artist to feminist role model and the worlds most charming pop star. As she returns with her catchiest material yet, she talks awards-ceremony etiquette,...
View ArticleLena Dunham memoir reveals a childhood 'afraid of everything'
Not That Kind of Girl, due out in September, recounts years of therapy and 'fear of life in general'The first excerpt from Lena Dunham's forthcoming memoir gives an insight into the endless therapy the...
View ArticleSofia Vergara named highest paid female actor on TV
The star of Modern Family and entertainment impresario earned $37m, almost three times as much as her nearest rivalFor the third consecutive year, Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, one of the stars of...
View ArticleWomen in Clothes is a banal and stunningly self-important book
What could have been a thoughtful exploration of self-design is simply an exercise in narcissism, without any true individualityWomen in Clothes is a book unlike any other, so begins the inside flap...
View ArticleBetty Halbreich: the most famous personal shopper in the world
The 86-year-old director of personal shopping for Manhattans Bergdorf Goodman department store tells us she hates trends and talks about her friendship with Joan Rivers and why she loves Lena Dunham...
View ArticleThe latest message for female writers dont think, just spill | Hadley Freeman
Not That Kind of Girl is a reminder of the publishing obsession with women divulging their private livesA week or so ago, I went to LA to interview a ridiculously talented young woman. Despite being...
View ArticleLena Dunham: 'I just want to work the death thing out'
Success, sex and a philosophical dad haven't cured Girls creator Lena Dunham's terror of death, as she reveals in this exclusive extract from her first bookI think a fair amount about the fact that...
View ArticleWhy can't we just let teenage girls enjoy their sexuality?
Teenage girls are warned by society that sex has terrible consequences. But women such as Caitlin Moran, Lena Dunham and Bryony Gordon say they should lighten up and enjoy exploring their burgeoning...
View ArticleNot That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What Shes Learned review Lena...
Lena Dunhams life story is as witty, frank and intense as she isExclusive extract: I just want to work the death thing outI love Lenas book (Im calling her Lena). I just want that out of the way.Not...
View ArticleLena Dunham tells all, but that's not enough | Jessica Valenti
A willingness to shock comes easily to her. So why hasnt she dug at something deeper in her first book?In the first season of HBOs Girls, Lena Dunhams character, Hannah, tells her friend Marnie, Any...
View ArticleNot That Kind of Girl review Lena Dunham exposes all, again
Dunham was paid millions to write this memoir, and her writing talent shines clearly through, but there are limitations to 'clit lit' and remorseless self-exposure Lena Dunham: 'I just want to work the...
View ArticleWho said it, Lena Dunham or Hannah Horvath? quiz
Lena Dunham's newly published memoir is full of literary revelations that could come from the central character in her HBO show Girls, which is loosely based on her life. Can you tell reality and...
View ArticleGirls creator Lena Dunham to guest edit Stylist
Anniversary issue will feature Communitys Gillian Jacobs, Nigella Lawson and Call the Midwifes Jessica RaineLena Dunham, creator and star of hit HBO show Girls, is to guest edit the fifth anniversary...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence? Emma Watson? These aren't the feminists you're looking for...
Theres nothing wrong with famous women (or men) claiming the cause. But the fame-inist brand ambassadors are a gateway to feminism, not the movement itselfRecently, a young woman asked me how we can...
View ArticleLena Dunham to get medieval with film of YA novel Catherine, Called Birdy
The Girls creator is to adapt Young Adult story set in 13th-century England Lena Dunham is to adapt Karen Cushmans 1994 childrens book Catherine, Called Birdy, for the big screen. Speaking at the New...
View ArticleJared Leto in a kaftan stylewatch
First the ombre hair, then the Chanel womenswear trousers. Now we have this beautiful kaftan, which Leto wore on stage during a gig in Puerto Rico. Apparently the kaftan is from Refinery 29, a company...
View ArticleGreen hair: seapunk goes mainstream - in pictures
Lena Dunham has dyed her hair green and like that, Seapunk becomes the latest trend to go deep into the mainstream. Just dont ask us to explain what it is Morning! Time for a new trend to make its...
View ArticleLena Dunham: If feminism has to become a brand to make change, Im not...
The writer and creator of Girls on rejecting shame, and her fondness for nudity, catcalls and crumpetsI hope your British trips going well, but Im sorry to hear you were denied a buttered crumpet...
View ArticleLena Dunham apologises after critics accuse her of sexually molesting sister
Girls creator says she is dismayed by interpretation of childhood behaviour, described in her memoir, as abuseLena Dunham, the creator of the hit television series Girls, has issued an apology after...
View ArticleI share Sylvie Guillems pain | Julie Myerson
The dazzling Guillem and I have a connection sadly it is not the arched elegance of a foot en pointeAt the advanced age for a ballerina anyway of 50, the dazzling Sylvie Guillem has announced shes to...
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