Close-reading the reruns with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Girl, please

A two-parter

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Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Sep 16, 2023
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Just as she was fading from view, Lena Dunham returned to relevance today, becoming a trending topic because she has volunteered to paint a mural in the highest bidder’s house, as part of a charity auction for entertainment workers during the strikes. How dare she, or something. Back in the days when Dunham dominated outrage-cycles, I vaguely recall her…

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