3 Awkward Scenarios and a Relatable Breakup Speech From This Week's Girls


Updated 05/10/12 3:01 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Girls: Hannah's Diary

From penis pics to sexual harassment to a deflowering disaster, there's a lot to talk about from last night's Girls episode "Hannah's Diary." The show mainly focuses on Marnie's boyfriend, Charlie, and his buddy reading Hannah's diary and finding out from it that Marnie isn't happy in the relationship. This results in a very-hurt Charlie and his friend singing excerpts from the diary at an open Read more

HBO Renews Girls and Veep


Updated 04/30/12 2:32 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

HBO Girls Renewed For Season 2

HBO has renewed its fledgling series' Girls and Veep. The network has given each show the green light for second seasons, with ten episodes apiece. Since their respective premieres this past month, the shows have provoked a lot of critical attention, though not all of it positive. With its controversial story lines and realistic sex scenes, Lena Dunham's Girls has put itself at the epicenter of Read more

Link Time — Girls Share Their Baggage on Girls


Updated 04/30/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

HPV on Girls

HBO's Girls takes on HPV and gay exes in best episode yet — The Frisky The secrets to online dating — YourTango 10 types of sex you should be having — CollegeCandy What does the cast of Step by Step look like today? — theBERRY 12 percent of women would sleep with the president — The Jane Dough RuPaul is an evil genius — The Daily Beast Why did those Secret Service agents risk their Read more

HBO's Girls Tackles Abortion


Updated 04/30/12 12:06 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Girls TV Show on Abortion

Last night was the second episode of Lena Dunham's new HBO show Girls, and the entire plot of the episode — fittingly titled "Vagina Panic" — centered around Jessa's impending abortion. Jessa dropped the bomb at the end of the Girls premiere that she was back in New York because she was pregnant, so it was a bold move to start off the second episode with Hannah announcing matter-of-factly Read more

Lena Dunham on Sex Scenes: "I'm Being Poked by Somebody's Weird Penis in a Bag"


Updated 04/20/12 8:34 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Lena Dunham on Chelsea Handler

Lena Dunham isn't afraid to open up about her revealing sex scenes on Girls, the new Judd Apatow-produced HBO show she writes, directs, and stars in. And she didn't hold back last night when she chatted with Chelsea Handler about her show. Even Chelsea, who's usually pretty shameless, tried to find a polite way to describe the "toochy" or "rear-end" sex that occurs in the premiere episode. Read more

5 Dating Don'ts From the Girls Premiere


Updated 04/17/12 9:56 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Girls TV Show Premiere

HBO's new show Girls premiered last night, and while we enjoyed seeing this modern, messier take on the Sex and the City formula — group of female friends deal with dating and relationship drama in New York City — sometimes the realities of the dating world can be a bit cringe-inducing (albeit relatable). In this inaugural episode we meet two main couples: Hannah (Lena Dunham) and the guy Read more

What Did You Think of Girls?


Updated 04/23/12 6:17 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Girls TV Show Review

HBO's latest series Girls premiered this week, with Lena Dunham leading a pack of 20-something ladies as Hannah, a young woman figuring out her personal life and career in New York. In the first episode, we're introduced to her and her friends Marnie (Allison Williams), Jessa (Jemima Kirke), and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet), and the variety of challenges in their lives. I got you up to speed on the Read more

Pilot Scoop: Girls


Updated 04/15/12 10:15 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Girls TV Show Pilot Review

HBO is supplementing its Sunday night lineup with Girls a new series from writer/director Lena Dunham that explores the lives of a group of women in New York City. Despite the shared network and premise, Girls is a long way from Sex and the City. For starters, these ladies are in their 20s, and they're far from settled in their careers or their skin. Read on to find out if the new comedy sounds Read more

Lena Dunham Talks Awkward Sex Scenes in Girls and Flirty Texting


Updated 04/12/12 11:28 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Lena Dunham Sex Scenes on Girls

Funny lady Lena Dunham — the writer, director, and star of the new HBO show Girls — chatted with Conan O'Brien last night on what it was like filming awkward sex scenes. Lena said she couldn't blame anyone else for all the intimate and unflattering moments in the show, telling Conan, "I'm the person holding myself in sexual slavery." She also added that executive producer Judd Apatow had Read more