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Feb 7 2013 02:43 PM ET

Lena Dunham did go all the way with Obama on the ballot after all...

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President Obama carried New York by 27 percentage points, but that doesn’t mean that every vote in the Empire State didn’t count — especially if you are the “voice of a generation” and made a campaign plea for first-time voters to go all the way with Obama at the ballot box. Last Wednesday, a blogger for the website Room Eight claimed that Lena Dunham had failed to vote, based on their review of New York City voter files.

Well, Dunham’s not having any of it. She popped up on Twitter this afternoon to correct the rumor, explaining that she actually flew back to New York to cast her vote at her old polling place rather than deal with the frustrating absentee ballot system:

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Feb 1 2013 11:45 AM ET

'Girls' has another hater: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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You can add one more name to the long list of People Who Don’t Like Girls: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In a HuffPo column entitled Girls Just Wants to Have (White) Fun,” the ex-NBA player and Hall of Famer takes issue with almost everything about the HBO comedy, including its lack of funniness, its lack of racial diversity, and its lack of interesting female characters. “Girls wants to tell us something important about twentysomething females of the 21st Century,” Abdul-Jabbar writes.

What he’s hearing? Creator-star Lena Dunham isn’t nearly as anything as she thinks she is. A blow-by-blow of the blow-by-blow:

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Jan 30 2013 12:00 PM ET

This week's cover: Lena Dunham, the beautiful (and dirty) mind behind 'Girls'

Does anyone not have a very strong opinion about Lena Dunham? The Golden Globes adore her edgy HBO comedy Girls. So does Jon Hamm. And Jon Stewart. And broke twentysomethings everywhere. And probably their parents, too. But in this week’s cover story, Dunham acknowledges that her show has also earned some haters, and she’s ready to respond to everyone from James Franco (who famously called Dunham out for “creating another show about white people… [set] in one of the most culturally mixed cities in the world”) to Barbara Walters (who said she found the show’s depiction of sex “shocking” and “depressing”). Other things she’s ready to reveal to senior writer Melissa Maerz? The story of The Great High School Cheese Puff Fiasco that helped shape her taste in comedy. The inspiration behind that amazing conversation about race that she had with Donald Glover on Girls. Oh, and what happened with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and that “middle school” comment. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 24 2013 10:45 AM ET

Allison Williams envisions how her dad, Brian Williams, would report her death

We got a dark look into the recesses of Girls star Allison Williams’ mind last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live when she admitted that she often imagines how her father, Brian Williams, would read her obituary on the news.

“I mean obviously he probably would skip work for like a day,” Allison joked. In her imagination, her dad gives a very formal announcement ending with a somber look down and the phrase “she will be missed,” followed by a quick segue (he’s a professional) to a story about heart medication. Watch the clip below:

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Jan 14 2013 11:08 AM ET

Chad Lowe liked Lena Dunham's Golden Globes shout-out as much as you did

The funniest thing about Lena Dunham thanking Chad Lowe during her second Golden Globes acceptance speech last night? The people in Dunham’s demographic — 26 and younger — probably had no idea why she was giving a shout-out to Chris Traeger‘s brother.

Awards buffs, of course, know that Dunham was making a reference to Hilary Swank’s Best Actress acceptance speech at the 2000 Oscars. After receiving her award, the Boys Don’t Cry star neglected to thank her then-husband Lowe — even as the ceremony’s camerapeople kept cutting to a teary Chad sitting in the audience. Swank and Lowe eventually got divorced, though not until seven years had passed (and Swank had snagged another Best Actress statuette. That time, Lowe was one of the first people she thanked).

What those same buffs may not know, though, is that Dunham actually pledged to thank Lowe if she ever won an award way back in August.  READ FULL STORY »

Jan 12 2013 10:00 AM ET

Golden Globes: Who will win in the TV categories? Polls!

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Just because most people don’t do a Golden Globes pool doesn’t mean you can’t predict if Homeland will build on its Emmy domination. Let’s take the 11 TV categories to a vote. Remember, this is who you think will win, not necessarily who you want to win.  READ FULL STORY »

Jan 12 2013 09:00 AM ET

'Girls': Three essential episodes

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Are you ready for the Season 2 premiere of Girls this Sunday?

Don’t stress if you’re not. There’s no need to binge watch the whole first season. We’ve selected three essential episodes for you to revisit before we see what Hannah, Marnie, Shosh, and Jessa have been up to over the past few months. We’re recapping Girls this season too, so be sure to check back on Sundays. Read are our three picks to catch up on Girls below!

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Dec 11 2012 02:53 PM ET

Stars of 'Girls' and 'Parenthood' to headline Off Broadway production

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Girls‘s Shoshanna and Parenthood‘s Ryan are coming to a stage near you, if you happen to be in Midtown New York City.

Zosia Mamet and Matt Lauria are set to headline MCC Theater’s Off Broadway production of Really Really, a play by Paul Downs Colaizzo that premiered last season in Washington, D. C. David Cromer (Off Broadway’s 2009 Our Town) will direct.

The play takes place the night after a wild college party, when questions begin to arise about ambitious student Leigh (Mamet) and rugby player Davis (Lauria). The truth of what happened between them, of course, is more complicated than it seems.

Previews for Really Really begin Jan. 31; opening night is set for Feb. 19.

Read more:
‘Girls’ soundtrack album announced: See the tracklist here
Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe bring ‘Les Mis’ ‘Confrontation’ to New York club
Stage Review: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’

Nov 29 2012 09:59 AM ET

'Gilmore Girls' meets 'Girls' in new mashup -- VIDEO

Well, how about that — if you cobble together a group of Girls clips that don’t include nudity or anybody smoking crack, take away the sound, and set it to Carole King’s “Where You Lead,” HBO’s edgy comedy could totally pass for an old school WB dramedy. It’s not quite The Shining as a gentle family comedy — but the following fake credits sequence is still pretty amusing for fans of either show. God have mercy on Stars Hollow, though, if Hannah and the gang ever decide to spend a weekend there.

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Oct 18 2012 04:34 PM ET

Lena Dunham apologizes, profusely, for offensive Halloween tweet

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Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling, and B.J. Novak are all best friends, natch. So of course they would plan their Halloween costumes together:

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