For this year’s Women of the Year issue, we asked some inspiring figures—past honorees, athletes, and more—to reflect on their work. Next up is memoirist Cyrus Grace Dunham, who explores how we can name ourselves. Read on for Dunham in their own words, and head here to buy your tickets for our annual summit and…
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For the past week, much of the public has been decrying the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy, which treats would-be adult migrants at the border as criminal offenders, resulting in the separation of the children accompanying them. Although the White House has stepped back from separating children from parents and, on Saturday, announced protocol for reuniting…
Read moreIt’s barely been 48 hours since news broke of Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff’s breakup, but the Girls creator already appears to have reached the final stage of the breakup process: the wise and somewhat jaded “posting inspirational things about love on social media” stage. On Tuesday night Dunham logged on to Instagram Live for…
Read moreLena Dunham and longtime boyfriend Jack Antonoff have ended their five-year relationship, reps for both confirmed to People. Though the breakup was reportedly “amicable,” E! News sources say the couple actually called it off in December and have kept it quiet until now. There’s no bad blood, however. “It was mutual,” the source claims. “Jack…
Read moreActress Aurora Perrineau has filed a police report accusing Girls writer and producer Murray Miller of raping her in 2012, when she was 17 years old, according to a report by The Wrap published on Friday. After the news broke, Girls co-showrunners Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner released a statement defending Miller, explaining that they…
Read moreThere are certain questions we know are impolite to ask at parties: “Why did you get divorced?” “How much money do you make?” “How often do you have sex?” I’ve learned the hard way that “Can you have children?” is not one of them. Ever since I went public as suffering from endometriosis (a condition…
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