Lena Dunham’s empire continues to blow the lid off pop culture, as she covers the February 8, 2013 Entertainment Weekly with the headline, “How (She) Became the Voice Of A Generation.” Add that to the news that the “Girls” creator and Brooklyn Heights rez will pen a new pilot for HBO based on the upcoming […]
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Comedy Troupe Dinner For One Offers Pithy Parody Of ‘It-Girl(s)’ Lena Dunham
And now, the video! NYC sketch comedy troupe Dinner For One (a.k.a. dfor1.com) paraded a robot along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade January 18, and revealed to BHB they were filming an other-worldly take on HBO’s “Girls,” starring Brooklyn Heights’ Lena Dunham, a member of the BHB Ten 2012. The guys, who comprise New York-based graduates […]
Björk Posts Kickstarter Plea To Launch ‘Biophilia Educational Program’
Singer, songwriter & Brooklyn Heights resident Björk wants your cash, baby! The artist has posted a plea on Kickstarter to raise funds to develop a Biophilia app for Android/Windows 8 to support her Biophilia Educational Program. She writes on the webbie… the biophilia educational program is a new way to teach children about science and […]
“Brooklyn’s ‘Zombie Girls” : More Backlash on Dunham’s Girls
Hit series, Golden Globes, media darling and generational “it” girl… Of course you’re destined to become a target for haters. While HBO’s “Girls” continues to be a solid hit in its just-launched sophomore season (866,000 viewers), Brooklyn Heights rez and show creator, star, et al, Lena Dunham gets another feminine lashing, courtesy of Heather Wilhelm […]
Time to Play: Name That Brooklyn Heights Biker
Washington State has Bigfoot; the Himalayas have the Yeti. But who cares because Brooklyn Heights has this famous person. Who is it? You be the judge after the jump.
War Of The Worlds: Robot Lands On Promenade… Danger, Will Robinson!
Late Friday afternoon, amid a flurry of locals, tourists, kids on bikes and dog walkers, a horrifying sight descended upon the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Preceding a blinding flash of light, a menacing robot appeared near the Montague Street entrance. Despite suffering potential harm from the being’s ionized pulse gun, your BHB correspondent bravely approached the […]
Lena Dunham Thanked Chad Lowe at the Golden Globes, What’s the Deal with That?
Brooklyn Heights resident/Girls star Lena Dunham thanked actor Chad Lowe in her Golden Globes acceptance speech last night. Odd, because Lowe has nothing to do with the HBO show or anything else Dunham has done. Why? This how it started: @ichadlowe What a day-maker you are! FYI I will probably mention you if I ever […]
Brooklyn Heights’ Lena Dunham and “Girls” Win Golden Globes
Brooklyn Heights resident and 2012 BHB Ten honoree Lena Dunham tonight was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and her series Girls took the Globe for Best Television Series–Musical or Comedy. Brava, Lena!
Lena Dunham Talks to David Letterman About Brian Williams and Howard Stern
BHB Ten 2012 member/Brooklyn Heights resident/Girls star and creator Lena Dunham appeared on the David Letterman Show Thursday night. The second season of her series, which co-stars Allison Williams the daughter of NBC News anchor Brian Williams, premieres Sunday night on HBO. Letterman wondered if the elder Williams, a frequent Letterman guest, was comfortable with […]
NY Post’s Linda Stasi and Others Weigh in on Lena Dunham’s Girls Second Season
The NY Post’s Linda Stasi is known mostly for her “opinionated” writing. As Alyssa Rosenberg of Slate notes, Stasi, let it all hang out in her review of the second season of BHB Ten 2012 member Lena Dunham’s Girls, which begins airing Sunday on HBO:
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