The latest news and comment on actress and film maker Lena Dunham
December 2018
Lena Dunham is a hugely original writer. Who cares if she’s a good person?
Martha Gill
Abusing the comedy writer is now an online sport. Behind it lies something truly ugly
November 2018
Talk tonight: what to expect from Lena Dunham’s evening of Oasis analysis
Does Lena Dunham know more about Syrian refugees than a Syrian writer?
Alia Malek
October 2018
Backlash over Lena Dunham script for Syrian refugee film
Girls creator is embroiled in a ‘whitewashing’ row after news that she is to adapt the story of Doaa Al-Zamel whose boat was rammed in the Mediterranean
Lena Dunham has ovary removed after increasing pain
Dunham had hysterectomy 11 months ago to alleviate symptoms of endometriosis
Shortcuts
Trauma and fibromyalgia: could Kavanaugh have triggered Lena Dunham’s flare-up?
The Girls writer and star says she experienced a reactivation of the condition after the supreme court confirmation. That is not as ‘crazy’ as she fears
September 2018
'If this is paradise, give me hell': the camping shows Lena Dunham should watch
I love Julia Davis’s Camping but Lena Dunham’s forthcoming remake is confusing
August 2018
Lena Dunham marks hysterectomy anniversary with nude photos
Nine months after endometriosis-linked surgery, Dunham says on Instagram: ‘this body is stronger than I’ve ever given it credit for’
July 2018
From Lena Dunham to Stormzy: the world of the celebrity book imprint
On the heels of the rapper’s deal with Random House, a look at the stars dipping their toes into publishing with imprints of their own
May 2018
Half the Picture: calling time on Hollywood's macho leadership cliches
Amy Adrion’s new documentary rounds up 40 film-makers, including Ava DuVernay and Lena Dunham, to talk about systemic undermining of women in Hollywood
March 2018
Meet the dramedy queens: the women who built TV’s new golden age
Derry Girls, Catastrophe, Insecure … shut out of serious drama, women have turned comedy on its head – playing raw female experience for laughs, sobs and gasps
February 2018
Multiple surgeries aren’t the best care for endometriosis. Ask Lena Dunham
Jason Abbott
Many people with endometriosis are being treated with surgeries that could increase pain
Lena Dunham’s hysterectomy choice is hers alone – whatever some people may think
Barbara Ellen
The Girls creator deserves compassion, not condemnation, for her decision to have a hysterectomy
Lena Dunham has total hysterectomy because of endometriosis
Goodbye Lena Dunham! Why John Early is millennial comedy’s new king
Lena Dunham to remake Julia Davis sitcom Camping for HBO
January 2018
Abusive men are everywhere – and some of us love them
Jess Phillips
#MeToo is a superb phenomenon but we all need training to overcome the instinct to defend loved ones
December 2017
Adam Driver: ‘Compared with the military, acting isn't that difficult’
Lena Dunham warned Hillary Clinton campaign about 'rapist' Weinstein, report claims