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Gigi Hadid Defends Her Actions Against Milan Fashion Week Attacker in Lenny Letter
When celebrity prankster Vitalii Sediuk grabbed Gigi Hadid outside the Max Mara show, it was also an important moment for young women, and Lena Dunham agrees.
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Alicia Keys Says Her Makeup-Free Look Is the ‘Most Honestly Beautiful’ She’s Ever Felt
"It is the strongest, most empowered, most free, and most honestly beautiful that I have ever felt."
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Alicia Keys Sums Up the Way Women Are “Brainwashed” Into Constantly Feeling Judged
"All of it is so frustrating and so freakin' impossible."
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Lena Dunham Bans Magazines From Retouching Her Photos Ever Again
Lena Dunham has never been shy about her body. In early 2014, Jezebel infamously paid someone $10,000 to send in un-retouched photos of Dunham’s Vogue cover shoot — which the site then published as GIFs juxtaposed with the edited versions.
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A Feminist Pow Wow: Lena Dunham Interviews Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem holding a protest sign (for a LIFE photoshoot) in the ‘60s. (Photo: Instagram) In the newest edition of the Lenny Letter this morning, Lena Dunham, who will be producing a new HBO comedy called Max about second-wave feminism, interviewed “founding mother of second-wave feminism, an ally to the civil-rights movement, and a proponent of intersectional activism” Gloria Steinem. During the interview, Dunham admitted that “I feel the happiest I’ve ever been” speaking with Steinem. Of c
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Jennifer Lawrence Complained About Equal Pay to Lena Dunham
There’s a reason Jennifer Lawrence hasn’t publicized her views on feminism (which is surprising considering part of charm is she doesn’t seem to have a filter). She explained in Lenny Letter, Lena Dunahm and Jenni Konner’s new feminist newsletter, that her reasoning stems from the fact that she hates trends (again, shocking because she’s one of the trendiest girls out there).
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How Doomed Are All of These Celebrity Lifestyle Sites?
Last week was a seminal one in the world of celebrity-led lifestyle brands. On September 30, Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner launched Lenny, a feminist newsletter that was briskly praised by critics and fans alike. On October 2, Reese Witherspoon announced that she had raised $10 million in venture capital funding to help fuel the growth of Draper James, her southern living-inspired collection. Gwyneth Paltrow’s newsletter-turned-e-commerce entity GOOP is in the process of raising funds, Jessica A
