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44 Celebs Who Were Classmates

Bet you didn't know these stars went to high school together

(Newser) - Apparently some schools just produce more stars than others. PopSugar rounds up celebrities you may not have realized attended high school together. Click through the gallery for a sampling, or check out the complete list .

12 New, Exciting Muse-Director Relationships

'Vanity Fair' can't wait to see what comes of these partnerships

(Newser) - Woody Allen and Diane Keaton (or Mia Farrow, take your pick). Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren. Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman. There have been some great director-muse relationships over the years, and Vanity Fair speculates on the next generation. Click through for a sampling, or check out the full dozen...

Did Lena Dunham Skip Out on Voting in 2012?

One blog claims she did

(Newser) - Potential celebrity scandal alert: Room Eight , a New York politics blog, says Lena Dunham did not vote in 2012. The Girls creator, of course, made a controversial ad last year urging people to vote for Obama. But, while a Lena Dunham is registered to vote in Brooklyn, she didn't...

Next for Lena Dunham: Another HBO Show

'Girls' creator working on series about Betty Halbreich

(Newser) - Lena Dunham's wild success continues: The Girls creator is developing a second series for HBO. Dunham and her Girls co-showrunner, Jenni Konner, are working on a comedy centered around Betty Halbreich, whom Deadline calls a "New York institution ... who has spent decades working with the rich and famous....

Conservatives, You Need to Watch Girls

Only by participating in the culture can you change it: Kurt Schlichter

(Newser) - It seems there's nothing about Girls a conservative would enjoy: creator Lena Dunham is a card-carrying member of the Obama faction, and the HBO show features no references to religion or traditional morality (nor any Republican characters). But if conservatives are going to complain about the state of our...

Lena Dunham: 'I'm Thin for, Like, Detroit'

After tiff, Howard Stern concedes, 'You're not obese or anything'

(Newser) - There's no bad blood between Howard Stern and Lena Dunham, even though last week the shock jock called the Girls creator "a little fat girl who kind of looks like Jonah Hill." Stern apologized Monday , explaining that he's actually a "superfan" of the HBO show,...

Obama's Best Weapon: Single Women

They were huge this election, but now face more stereotypes: Meghan Daum

(Newser) - Mitt Romney should have put a ring on it, because it was all the single ladies who helped President Obama win a second term. So says Meghan Daum in the LA Times , who writes that the president's focus on women's health issues and the like helped him nab...

Lena Dunham's 'First Time' Obama Ad Causes a Fuss

Conservatives outraged over new video

(Newser) - Lena Dunham released an ad for the Obama campaign yesterday, and it's about as titillating as you'd expect from the creator of HBO's Girls: In it, she talks quite a bit about her first time … voting, of course. "Your first time shouldn’t be with...

Lena Dunham&rsquo;s $3.7M Advance Is a Big Problem
Lena Dunham’s $3.7M Advance Is a Big Problem
OPINION
Oct 9, 2012 1:58 PM CDT

Lena Dunham’s $3.7M Advance Is a Big Problem

In fact, it explains what's wrong with the publishing industry: Rob Spillman

(Newser) - Want to know what's wrong with the corporate publishing industry? Take a look at Lena Dunham's insane book deal , which Rob Spillman pegs at $3.7 million on Salon . Random House will need to sell at least 500,000 copies to break even, which Spillman thinks is a...

Lena Dunham's Final Book Deal Figure: $3.5M

Creator of HBO's 'Girls' writing debut essay collection

(Newser) - The crazy bidding is over for Lena Dunham's hotly anticipated debut book, and the 26-year-old's deal is with Random House for more than $3.5 million, the New York Times reports. Dunham, the creator and star of HBO's Girls, covers topics including work, friendship, and sex...

Bidding for HBO Star's Book Now at $3.6M

Lena Dunham riding success of 'Girls'

(Newser) - If you wanted proof that Lena Dunham qualifies for the "rising young star" label, Deadline.com has it: Bidding for her book proposal Not That Kind of Girl: Advice by Lena Dunham is at $3.6 million and counting, the site reports. The 26-year-old Dunham is the creator and...

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