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Charlie Talks Sex On 'Girls'

Posted 05.26.2012

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From being fiercely loyal to his girlfriend Marnie (Allison Williams) to publicly outing her innermost thoughts via her best friend's diary, Christoph...

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The Kids Are All Right: Gay Parents Raising Children

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.23.2012

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Dr. Peggy Drexler

These days, gay parents are no novelty: We see them strolling through our neighborhoods and appearing on our TV screen. But still many are left wondering: How will these children of gay parents fare?

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The Most Awkward Sex Scenes Of The TV Season

Posted 05.22.2012

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It's been a pretty kinky year for TV. Premium cable shows like HBO's "Girls" and "Game of Thrones" have set a high bar for awkward, explicit sex s...

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Watch with G.L.O.C.: Episode 6 of Girls

G.L.O.C. | Posted 05.22.2012

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G.L.O.C.

At the benefit they enjoy a performance from Michigan's answer to the Solid Gold Dancers, which in New York could be an ironic burlesque act. Unfortunately Hannah is the only one who thinks so.

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Nielsen in the New Age

Bethany McHugh | Posted 05.22.2012

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Bethany McHugh

It's astonishing that with all the technology available to us a more definitive method for measuring the popularity of TV shows hasn't been established.

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'Girls': Lena Dunham's HBO Show Episode 6, Discussed In Gchat

Emma Gray | Posted 05.20.2012

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Emma Gray

Lori Fradkin: This was the first episode that was really all about Hannah. Emma Gray: I thought it was a really nice way of delving into her character a little more -- taking her out of the insanity that is New York City.

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'Girls' Makes Casting Call For Diverse 'Hipster Types'

Posted 05.18.2012

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Lena Dunham responded to the copious criticisms that her hit HBO dramedy Girls wasn't diverse last week, telling NPR's Fresh Air, “Now we have the o...

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The Lego Gender Gap Through The Decades (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.18.2012

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Lamenting the prevalence of toystore gender stereotypes, a wise little girl named Riley once said: "Some girls like superheroes, some girls like princ...

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Everyone's a Little Bit Racist, Sometimes

Evan Shapiro | Posted 05.18.2012

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Evan Shapiro

The question is not "Is Lena Dunham racist?"; it's "Is Lena Dunham any more racist than the rest of us?"

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The Virginity Bomb: How Common Are Women Like Shoshanna On 'Girls'?

The Huffington Post | Katie Calautti | Posted 05.17.2012

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The women of HBO’s “Girls” (Sundays at 10:30 p.m. on HBO) display varying degrees of sexual prowess -- from two-and-a-half-partner Hannah (Lena ...

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Why I'm Glad I Don't Have A Daughter

Dani Klein Modisett | Posted 05.17.2012

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Dani Klein Modisett

I am breathing an even deeper sigh of relief that I have boys of late, but my jig has lost its spring. Because even though I don't have a daughter, I've become hyper-aware that you do.

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That Girl Rocks! In Praise Of Confident, Contribution-Driven Young Women

Alexis Jones | Posted 05.17.2012

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Alexis Jones

We at I AM THAT GIRL believe there's a responsibility in the caliber of content that girls and young women consume, because it has such a profound impact on the way they define themselves. I may be a hopeless optimist, a trailblazing passionista on a mission to leave the world better, but I do believe that change is possible, I do believe that media can transform the vicious "mean girl" paradigm and I do believe that I AM THAT GIRL can ignite a movement of confident, thoughtful, compassion and contribution-driven girls leading our country and our world to a better place.

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The Importance of the Private Sector to the Empowerment of Girls and Women: Observing (From) Japan

Tomoko Kaida | Posted 05.16.2012

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Tomoko Kaida

It is no secret that Japanese society is "burdened" by gender-based discrimination and lack of adequate social recognition of girls and women.

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Kathy Bates And 'Girls': Why TV Executives Are Clueless

Michele Willens | Posted 05.16.2012

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Michele Willens

So, in one day I heard that Harry's Law -- a show I enjoyed for its wit and intelligence as much as the fact that its lead character was a 63-year-old woman -- was being canceled, and I gave Girls on HBO one more chance. I say "ugh" to both.

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'Girls' Character Adam Emerges As TV's Latest Villain

The Huffington Post | Alex Moaba | Posted 05.15.2012

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With all of the discussion, controversy and varying opinions that HBO's "Girls" (10:30 p.m. ET on) has inspired since it premiered in April, there is ...

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Saving the Girl Child

Elischia Fludd | Posted 05.15.2012

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Elischia Fludd

Every day, somewhere in the world, a girl child struggles to live. In a world that still prefers the value of a male over a female, the girl child is already a miracle if she exists long enough to be born.

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Top 8 Dating Red Flags for Real-Life Single Girls

Maryjane Fahey | Posted 05.15.2012

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Maryjane Fahey

My maternal instincts were outed yet again as I watched another episode of Girls. I know these girls. I am surrounded by them in real life. I want to save them all.

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Let's Talk Being Uncomfortable: A Girls Recap

Joey DeAngelis | Posted 05.14.2012

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Joey DeAngelis

It's almost like a car wreck. A wonderfully written, nicely shot, and superbly acted car wreck. No matter how bad it gets on screen, you're only the more intrigued and somehow, it's liberating.

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Female Role Models: The Absent Conversation

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.14.2012

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Dr. Peggy Drexler

The great post-feminist irony is that in an age of hard-won female opportunity, media is channeling that opportunity to a place of hyper-sexualized stupidity. It's not who you are -- it's how hot you are.

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'Girls': Lena Dunham's HBO Show Episode 5, Discussed In Gchat

Emma Gray | Posted 05.14.2012

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Emma Gray

Margaret: Girls Episode Five. Go. Lori F.: Overall this episode just made me sad. I started to tell a friend about it and I was like, "Never mind -- it's just too much."

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'Girls' Recap: Sexual Healing In 'Hard Being Easy'

Crystal Bell | Posted 05.13.2012

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Crystal Bell

I constantly find myself going back and forth between loving Hannah and wanting to smack her head into a wall. This week, it's the latter.

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G(irls)20 Summit: Change, One Girl at a Time

Sally Dimachki | Posted 05.11.2012

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Sally Dimachki

Based on the G20 model, the G(irls)20 Summit brings together 21 girls from all over the world to discuss and come up with solutions for these different existing issues.

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More Reasons to Leave New York: The Knicks, Girls, and I

Howard Jordan Jr. | Posted 05.10.2012

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Howard Jordan Jr.

New York isn't suited for those who quietly hope someone notices what they have to offer. And it isn't kind to those who patiently wait their turn.

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Educating Girls to Stop Girl Trafficking in Nepal

Jesse Seaver | Posted 05.10.2012

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Jesse Seaver

Every year, around 20,000 girls are taken from their homes in Nepal and transported to India and the Middle East to work as slaves. It is estimated that 12,000 to 15,000 end up as prostitutes in Indian brothels. 

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Carly Schwartz

SF's Hottest Frontman Tells The Story Of His Start

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 05.11.2012

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Who: Christopher Owens, lead singer of Girls, the hottest pop-rock band to come out of the Bay since Green Day (we said it!). Years in San Francisc...

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