Taylor Swift: 'I wasn't ready to be friends with Kanye West until he...
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the pop star discusses the role Jay Z played in reconciling Swift with West after his stage invasion at the 2009 VMA awardsRelated: Taylor Swift still has bad blood...
View ArticleChat's entertainment! The creeping power of the TV talk show goof
From dancing for Ellen DeGeneres to lip-synching for Jimmy Fallon, movie stars are increasingly up for organised fun on the talk show circuit – and it can do wonders for their imageIt used to be so...
View ArticleMira Gonzalez’s poems are quietly defining texts of the digital era
The young poet has become unwittingly involved in a social media stir about Lily Allen’s marriage. What’s all the fuss about?It was the Instagram image that launched a thousand rumours. Three weeks...
View ArticleMindy Kaling: ‘Those moments when you feel an idiot – they’re good to write...
The star of The Office and The Mindy Project talks about failure, why now is a great time for ‘chipper’ comedy – and being the only woman of colour in the roomLast year, Mindy Kaling, the 36-year-old...
View ArticleTransgender on screen: the programmes and movies leading the charge
There is an increasingly rich transgender presence in TV and film, from Laverne Cox in Orange Is the New Black to Rebecca Root in Boy Meets GirlRead an extract from Juliet Jacques’s moving account of...
View ArticleAmy Schumer lands book deal for a rumoured $8m-$10m advance
The comedy star’s essay collection is expected to explore her childhood, career, family and feminism, according to industry sourcesComedian Amy Schumer has reportedly been paid an advance of $8m-$10m...
View ArticleLena Dunham asks Hillary Clinton: are you a feminist? 'Yes, absolutely'
Girls creator sits down with Democratic frontrunner and the two discuss why anyone who believes in equal rights is a feministIn a move seemingly designed to help her connect with millennial women,...
View ArticleEileen Myles: 'People just have to blow it up. That's what I've done for 30...
The New York poet has been writing since the mid-70s but with new fans – like Lena Dunham – she’s become one of 2015’s most celebrated literary starsFor someone so indelibly associated with the East...
View ArticleMeryl Streep isn't a feminist after all – so what on earth is she?
The serial Oscar winner won’t label herself with the the F-word – and it seems to be a growing trend in Hollywood. What’s going on? If there’s one woman you can count on to fight the good feminist...
View ArticleLena Dunham set to shoot 1960s feminism comedy pilot for HBO
Girls star and co-creator teams up once more with the premium cable network to shoot pilot for series revolving around the stirrings of second-wave feminismLena Dunham has partnered with HBO once...
View ArticleUS presidential candidates' attempts to woo the youth are painful to watch |...
From Hillary Clinton hanging out with Lena Dunham to Bernie Sanders dancing on the Ellen show, attempts to win the youth vote often are cringe-worthy As we get nearer to the actual election year in the...
View ArticleLena Dunham signs deal with Hearst to commercialise Lenny newsletter
Project launched by Girls creator and Jenni Konner to become self-sustaining as US Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire publisher sells ads and syndicates contentGirls creator Lena Dunham has signed a deal to...
View ArticleWomen of the Hour with Lena Dunham review: Girls in podcast form
This is everything a Lena Dunham podcast should be – wordy, feminist and packed to the chops with millennial navel-gazingVoice of the Girls generation Lena Dunham has launched a podcast. Her purpose?...
View ArticleTaylor Swift an 'obnoxious Nazi Barbie', writes Camille Paglia
Feminist writer says singer – with her ‘girl squad’ – perpetuates elitism and reminds her of ‘fascist blondes’ of her youthCamille Paglia has written a scathing critique of Taylor Swift, referring to...
View ArticleSlaughterhouse 90210: where literature meets pop culture – in pictures
Kanye West and Susan Sontag, Darth Vader and Hilary Mantel: after years of running a popular Tumblr mixing literature and pop culture, Maris Kreizman’s new book presents a carefully and provocatively...
View ArticleLena Dunham and why 2015 was the year of the email newsletter
A welcome retreat from the chaos of the web, this year newsletters came into their own and revealed their roots in the epistolary novel Email newsletters boomed 2015. The ubiquitous Lena Dunham even...
View ArticleGirls star Lena Dunham to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Iowa
The Democratic presidential candidate is continuing her efforts to connect with young voters in the Hawkeye StateHillary Clinton is continuing her efforts to connect with young voters by having actor...
View ArticleA woman’s place? How Hollywood learned to love superheroines
Move over Leo and Eddie. It’s female stars who will dominate next year’s releasesOne runs a ruthless mob. Another commands an army. They’re wielding guns, swords and fury, and fighting everything from...
View ArticleGoodbye Girls: Lena Dunham's era-defining HBO comedy bows out in 2017
It’s the show that made her a ‘voice of a generation’, but for Dunham its departure will mean space to try new things and expand her creative outputLet’s start off by saying that I’m a Girls fan. I’ve...
View ArticleGirls star Lena Dunham confirms sixth season will be show's last
Creator and star of US comedy, widely praised for warts-and-all portrayal of women, says her forthcoming 30th birthday feels like perfect time to end show“I don’t want to freak you out,” Lena Dunham’s...
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