A model's life

So, I have a new side gig. Hinting at this onomatopoetically… snip, pop, zwoosh zwoosh, mmmph, uggggggghhhhh, ahh… pop pop. Got any guesses?

2020 May, Our Bodies, Our CareersJena DunhamDecember 13, 2020Jena Dunham, features, essaysComment

Carved into history: women are often overlooked when monuments are made

Of the roughly 5,193 public statues depicting historic figures on display on street corners and parks throughout the United States, only 394 of these monuments are of women.

2020 September, Our Minds, Our Weekends, Our Careers, Our FamiliesJena DunhamNovember 22, 2020Jena Dunham, features, OpinionsComment

Why gender reveal parties need to go

I’m not a parent. I don’t have children. It’s important you know right from the top that I’m not a mother so I couldn’t “possibly understand” the importance of a gender reveal party. Hogwash.

Our Families, Our BodiesJena DunhamJuly 26, 2020Jena Dunham, Opinions Comments

Outrage and America's desperate grasp on rotten nostalgia

So Aunt Jemima... she’s causing quite a stir all over the country. Last week, PepsiCo and Quaker Oats announced that the Aunt Jemima brand is being phased out. The company says it recognizes the character’s origins are “based on a racial stereotype…”

2020 June, Our Minds, Our CareersJena DunhamJune 21, 2020Jena Dunham, Opinions, featuresComment

Working for the wardrobe

I’m about to launch into a full-throated, first-world, drippy-yuppie wallow session, and there’s just no way to complain this much without warning you first. If your tolerance for elitism and whining and trivial horseshit is low today, move along, Gentle Reader. Move along.

2020 May, Our Weekends, Our CareersJena DunhamMay 24, 2020Jena Dunham, essays, OpinionsComment

Woman to woman: a day in makeup

The editorial staff here at Conversational is delighted to bring you the Style Issue this month, and we thought we’d kick it off with one of our favorite topics: beauty products. To know us personally is to know how very different each of us is. We share common ground, but we always have unique opinions, differing personal goals, and truly unique senses of style…

2020 May, Our Bodies, Things We LoveConversationalMay 3, 2020Katy Wise Greer, Erin Ellison, Jena DunhamComment

My week in shoes

I love shoes. I love having access to a variety of shoes. The end.

Note to reader: if you are triggered by pictures of feet, God help you — and go read something else.

2020 April, Things We LoveJena DunhamMay 3, 2020Jena Dunham, ColumnsComment

Conversational talks with a music therapist: Sally Ann Nichols

Jena Dunham sat down with music therapist Sally Ann Nichols, MM, MT-BC, to talk about her practice — and gather a few ideas for how we can all soothe our souls with some smooth tunes.

2020 April, Our MindsJena DunhamApril 26, 2020Jena Dunham, InterviewsComment

The power of purging your clutter

Remember Rachel Hollis’ book, Girl, Wash Your Face? Well, I should write one called, Girl, Clean Out Your Closet. Her book was about the therapeutic nature of small rituals, but more broadly, the power you don’t realize you have…

2020 April, Our Weekends, Our MindsJena DunhamApril 5, 2020Jena Dunham, OpinionsComment

The southern funeral experience

In my hometown, there happen to be two funeral homes. The name of the town doesn’t matter because it’s the same everywhere. We all find common ground in the ultimate unifier: funerals. Or more precisely, funeral homes.

2020 March, Our Minds, Our FamiliesJena DunhamMarch 22, 2020Jena Dunham, essays, featuresComment

When you wish someone would just die already

Given the right set of circumstances, I might have killed him myself. I even thought about how I would do it — and with his endless list of vices, it wouldn’t have been hard.

2020 March, Our FamiliesJena DunhamMarch 8, 2020Jena Dunham, essaysComment

7 nice things to do for someone who’s grieving

We’ve put together a guide, Gentle Reader, for ideas on what to give when someone is facing their hardest days.

2020 March, Our FamiliesJena DunhamMarch 2, 2020Jena Dunham, FeaturesComment