All articles tagged with #girls
Amanda Hess examines Lena Dunham's memoir Famesick as a meditation on fame, public scrutiny, and online culture, tracing how Girls helped fuse personal narrative with a new media ecosystem, the backlash and harassment Dunham faced in the 2010s, and why her return with meta self-commentary acts as a cautionary tale for artists navigating fame today.
In her memoir Famesick, Lena Dunham recounts an intense, sometimes turbulent relationship with Adam Driver from the early Girls days, portraying him as both a brilliant collaborator and a volatile presence. She describes a charged first sex scene in which Driver’s improvisation crossed boundaries, instances where he hurled objects, and a dissociative episode she endured. The memoir sketches a deep, complicated creative partnership—an adult awakening marked by passion, intensity, and eventual distance after Driver’s engagement and their tearful good-bye scene. Dunham notes they were 25 and 27 respectively during season one, and the piece notes Driver’s reps did not respond at publication.
Lena Dunham explains in her memoir Famesick why she chose to write about Adam Driver, recounting their intense early-relationship dynamic on Girls, including a volatile first sex scene and Driver’s temper, and says the aim was to honestly depict how being around such a talented, powerful person affected her—without portraying him as the odd one out.
Lena Dunham’s memoir Famesick portrays a volatile but deeply creative dynamic with Adam Driver on Girls, recounting incidents of aggression—including Driver allegedly hurling a chair near her during a rehearsal—and detailing moments of support and intense collaboration that shaped their relationship on and off set.
In her memoir Famesick, Lena Dunham recounts the chaotic 'Girls' era, including Adam Driver's temper and chair-throwing episodes, and reflects on vulnerability, aging, and her key creative partnerships with Jack Antonoff and Jenni Konner.
In her memoir Famesick, Lena Dunham details a volatile on-set moment with Adam Driver, describing him as “spectacularly rude” who hurled a chair at a wall and screamed in her face, while also reflecting on the pressures of being a young TV star on Girls and her evolving stance on vulnerability, success, and aging.
Lena Dunham discusses the making and legacy of Girls in a New York Times interview tied to her memoir Famesick, explaining she never intended Adam Driver’s character to be a romantic hero and noting how viewers often projected romance and fantasy onto the show.
Guardian profile of Lena Dunham tied to her memoir Famesick, tracing how the relentless early-2010s fame, health struggles (endometriosis, hysterectomy), addiction and online harassment shaped her, the fraught friendships (Jenni Konner), romance (Jack Antonoff), and how she rebuilt her life and career in London with firmer boundaries and a more sustainable creative path.
A drone strike hit a school and a medical center in Sudan, killing 17 people—mostly schoolgirls—highlighting the ongoing violence in the region.
A longitudinal study of nearly 10,000 children starting at age 9 found that household and neighborhood disadvantage predicted earlier pubertal onset in both sexes, but in girls this earlier puberty partly explained later anxiety, behavioral issues, and lower grades by age 12; boys showed earlier puberty without the same outcome link, and puberty tempo slowed later, complicating the association. The researchers note small effect sizes but potential population-level impact and call for earlier-starting research.
ADHD can fly under the radar in girls, who often show inattentiveness—like drifted focus, forgetfulness, and disorganization—more than hyperactivity. This under-diagnosis can harm self-esteem and mental health, making diagnosis crucial through parent–child discussions, school input, and GP referrals, with home routines to support affected girls while awaiting assessment.
ADHD is often undiagnosed in girls because symptoms tend to be inattentive and masked by social expectations, and research has historically focused on male presentations; co-occurring anxiety and depression further complicate diagnosis, leading to higher risks of bullying, relationship problems, eating disorders, self-harm, and even premature mortality; improving outcomes requires more female-inclusive research, better diagnostic tools, increased awareness, and gender-tailored treatment approaches.
DNA testing confirmed Travis Decker as the sole suspect in the murder of his three daughters at a Washington campground, with evidence found on plastic bags used for suffocation; authorities are still searching for him, considering him armed and dangerous.
The article provides detailed results from the 16U girls division at Fargo 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, including matchups, winners, and brackets for various weight classes, highlighting key matches and final outcomes.
Lena Dunham discusses her new Netflix series 'Too Much,' her career evolution from 'Girls' to directing and writing, her personal life in London, and her advocacy for body positivity and women's rights, highlighting her creative reawakening and future projects.