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September 24, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Top Trump Aide Sent Teenagers Creepy Messages, Says Disturbing Report
John McEntee sent young women sexually explicit messages online, finally backing off after they showed no interest.
August 9, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA’s “Tampon Tim” Attack on Tim Walz Quickly Falls Apart
Republicans’ newest smear of Kamala Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is crumbling in the face of facts.
March 16, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida GOP Bill Would Ban Young Students From Talking About Their Periods in School
The measure is part of a larger attack on health education in Florida schools.
February 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida Won’t Require High School Athletes to Share Their Menstrual History, but May Force Them to Reveal Their Sex Assigned at Birth
The information could be used to out transgender students.
January 26, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida Panel Recommends Forcing Student Athletes to Give Schools Their Menstrual History
The Florida High School Athletics Association said student athletes should be required to give detailed information about their periods when they register to play.
June 20, 2017
MagazineKathryn Joyce
The Silence of the Lambs
Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal?
June 2, 2017
Sarah Marshall
Learning Survival Skills from Hulu’s Harlots
A captivating drama about sex workers in 18th-century London explores how women find freedom.
March 21, 2017
MagazineSarah Marshall
Girls, Interrupted
How Lena Dunham defied expectations and remade TV.
September 6, 2016
Laura Marsh
In Praise of Pamela Adlon
'Better Things,' her new show with Louis C.K., finally puts Adlon in the lead with this female-led autobiographical comedy.
January 26, 2015
Sarah Marshall
The Real Drama of 'Girls' Has Never Been About Hannah
January 11, 2015
Angela Flournoy
'Girls' Season 4: New Location, Same Stunted Characters
November 7, 2014
James Wolcott
Callow, Grating, and Glib: The First-Person Fodder of Lena Dunham Inc.
April 10, 2014
Sarah Marshall
'Twin Peaks' and the Origin of the Dead Woman TV Trope
February 4, 2014
Laura Bennett
TV's Boring Obsession With Accidental Viral Video Stars
January 20, 2014
Laura Bennett
Meet the Actress Behind the Most Fascinating, Frightening New Character on "Girls"
January 16, 2014
Eric Sasson
HBO's 'Looking' Isn't 'Girls' For Gay Men, But It Is The First Truly Post-DOMA Show
January 10, 2014
Laura Bennett
'Girls' Has Grown Up—And Isn't As Funny
How Lena Dunham's show went from a coming-of-age story to a comedy of manners
October 3, 2013
Alice Robb
Michael Bloomberg Wants Tweens to Feel Pretty? He Should Start With Bloomberg TV's Anchors.
August 7, 2013
Noreen Malone
Moderate Chic: That Party of Lena’s
May 31, 2013
David Thomson
'Frances Ha': The Intellectual Wallowing of Noah Baumbach

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