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@lenadunham made a career out of hypervulnerability. On the cusp of 40—and armed with a new memoir that peers back at her own heavily scrutinized youth—she’s finally letting us in again. In her new memoir, ‘Famesick,’ the CULT100 cover star—and writer, director, actor, voice of her generation reveals the full extremity of the highs—and lows—to which ‘Girls’ propelled her at the age of 25, detailing the pressure, addiction, and chronic illness tied to her endometriosis and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnoses that ensued. The book is a portrait of fame and its costs, but also an investigation into how it’s nothing short of excruciating to be young and in possession of a complicated body and complicated relationships. With its arrival, Dunham seems to be signaling a willingness to start playing “Lena Dunham” for us again. She is still staying off Twitter, but she did get on Substack last year. And her next projects will give die-hard ‘Girls’ fans the chance to grow up alongside her. Her rom-com with Natalie Portman, who plays a 40-something therapist dating on both ends of an age gap, is currently in post-production. Dunham’s relief about reaching life’s fourth floor is palpable: “I feel like I’m getting closer to what my inner persona always was—a weird old woman in knitwear on the street,” she tells @deeeliacai in her cover story. Link in bio to read the profile, and order your copy of the 2026 CULT100 issue before the full list drops. 1/ Lena wears a top by @simonerocha_ 3/ Suit, tie, and pin by @willychavarria with a shirt by @kennethcole . Editor-in-Chief: @sarahgharrelson Words: @deeeliacai Photography: @maddyrotman Styling: @dionemdavis Prop Styling: @bailey.rose.brown Hair: @peterbutlerhair Makeup Artist: @itsmatin Tailor: @chl0e.box Production: @mayyamiro for @noted.collective Casting: @specialprojectsmedia Makeup: @valentino.beauty // The 100 individuals on CULTURED’s third annual CULT100 list span disciplines and generations. Some are household names, others operate behind the scenes. All of them are choosing risk over reward, curiosity over cynicism, and are shaping culture in real time. Each offers something that the algorithm never will. //

spent the summer as contributor editor on the beautiful @highsnobiety fall issue and relaunch, worked with an embarrassment of fave writers, reunited with @landsbaumshell for our long-awaited post J school slay. pitch me elsewhere sometime soon? 😈

profiled @chappellroan for @thefacemagazine 's fall cover story! 👑👑👑 Photography @sharnaosborne Styling @emersondanielle Words @deeeliacai Editor-in-Chief @m_j_whitehouse ⁠ Fashion Directors @reed_danny @emersondanielle ⁠ Art Director @sandra_leko_ ⁠ Design Director @ethnosaurus ⁠ Deputy Editor @olivepometsey ⁠ Music Director: @_davyreed Hair @domforletta Makeup @yad1m Set designer @nicholasdesjardins Personal stylist @Genesis Webb Nails @byjuanalvear Executive producer @oliviargouveia at @family.projects Producers @livthelurk at @family.projects and @mayvispowell Photographer’s assistants @snoxalla and @sabrinasvictoria Stylist’s assistants @hol.williamson , @adamatylda , @amiliahowells and @jesterbulnes Makeup assistants @josephpaulmakeup and @makeupmilakwan Set designer’s assistants Josh Puklavetz Manicurist’s assistant @bytouko Production assistants Kim Romero and Leonard Murray Thank you @satellite414

my lobster too buttery my @gauntlettcheng dress too silvery @susan_alexandra bag too swishy the company too cozy @cultured_mag last night 📸 @sansho @bfa @thecobrasnake

Eliz Photo MacArthur Genius Grant when

bday by @thebaodega .... have decided for year 33 I want to eat 333x more Sichuanese food

A trip to True/False Film Fest is a trip back in time. Had such a nice long weekend with @gap stomping around CoMo again, watching gorgeous documentaries, staying well-watered at Shakes, seeing friends from old dorms and debatably livable student apartments of yore. Danced to Randy Travis covers, wolfed down apples & sausage, checked out the vintage scene, got a little token of permanence from Iron Tattoo. Place as memory! Spring break forever!! #GapCreator #HowYouWearGap #ad

fool's spring BUT IT FEELS GOOD TO BELIEVE

getting into a little temperature play...

I Still <3 The Internet: the vertical edit. Mutuals making merry 10 years in! Party by Deez Link + @yahoo , special thanks @daly.nyc @rach__yang @brosephvu , photos by @lysslester ✨🪩🎇🎂🎈🔮

Last Thursday, we threw a party with @yahoo called “I Still <3 The Internet” to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Deez Links — and the exciting new generation of indie/digital media who continue to make the web a wonderful, weird, and worthwhile place to be. Featuring toasts from @teenvogue ’s @mianne.chan , @defectormedia ’s @jaspercwang , @831storieshq ’s @_madisonline , @middlebrowpod ’s @itsbrianpark , and @thedrift_mag ’s @instakiara , the evening was a sparkly, cosmo-fueled way to honor the parts of the internet that have shaped each of us: the parasocial journeys and the anonymous forums, the fanfiction and the friends. Thank you for reading Deez Links for 10 years. Somehow, hot takes feel good in a place like this. Thank you @yahoo , @daly.nyc , @everybodyiknowcanbefoundhere , @solidwiggles , @brosephvu , and @rach__yang most of all. Photos by @lysslester xoxo

Stand clear for another edition of the Commuter Club. Tag along as writer @deeeliacai makes her way to the office. Captured by @cobeyarner .