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The Lenny Archive

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Articles

The Lenny Interview: Zadie Smith

Lena Dunham and Zadie Smith have an email correspondence about success, male versus female anxiety, and all the feels.

Emily Ratajkowski: Baby Woman

An actress reflects on growing up and the empowering impact of defining sexy on her own terms.

The Lesbian Cattle Dogs Howl at the Moon

The sixth installment of the Lesbian Cattle Dogs.

Amanda Peet: Never Crossing the Botox Rubicon

It's painfully obvious, but I'm still ashamed to admit this: I care about my looks.

In My Mom’s Shoes

A writer reflects on grieving the sudden death of her mother and the experience of walking in her shoes.

Jenny Slate Got A Vajacial So You Don’t Have To

Why do people do this?

Laws of Another Universe

Exploring the pleasures and dangers of the Sims.

The Lenny Interview: Laura Poitras

The journalist and filmmaker discusses politics, the art of surveillance, and her latest exhibition "Astro Noise."

Going Solo

On the journey to becoming a single mother by choice.

Ice Queen

​A profile of Felicity Aston, the polar explorer and first woman to ski across Antarctica alone.​

Untitled: and that’s the point!

Nicole Richie's not sorry for her past.

Ashley Graham: Shamed If I Do, Shamed If I Don’t

Model and body activist Ashley Graham gets criticized for being too fat — and for being too thin.

White Crime

On race, crime, and Brock Turner.

The Time I Went Into a Full-Body Spasm for Six Days

*Glow* star Betty Gilpin on how she got her mind and body into alignment.

Makeup Artists Need to Get It Together for Actors of Color

They're fucking up my beautiful black face, and I am over it.

My Mom’s Running Against One of the GOP’s Most Vile Anti-Immigrant Congressman

I get a front-row seat as my mother, Leann Jacobsen, challenges Iowa representative Steve King.

Sexual Assault Is Not a Partisan Issue

We will need to hold hands across the aisle to get anti-harassment legislation passed.

Wild Swimming With My Doppelgänger

A writer searches for the courage to face her fears in a woman with the same name, ethnic background, and profession.

Did Dove Just Call Me Dirty?

The actress Danielle Brooks responds to the company's offensive ad.

Kesha Fights Back in Her New Single, “Praying”

The artist bares all about her lowest moments and how they inspired her first song in almost four years.