Exciting Lena Dunham News!

published 25 February 14

UPDATE: Lena Dunham must have read our article because she responded with exactly who she will be portraying on SNL. Love her!

Thank you for the SNL love. Dream come true. Can't wait to debut my character "girl who googled serial killers all night & has lots to say"!February 25, 2014

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Lena Dunham is everywhere these days! Our girl is sharp, clever, and all for female empowerment so we're psyched that she's set to host Saturday Night Live on March 8th, according to The Wrap (opens in new tab). Immediately we're wondering what issues her sketches will touch upon—twentysomething girls in NYC, the highs and lows of celebrity (opens in new tab), or perhaps something more hard-hitting like the wage gap and issues pertaining to women in the media (opens in new tab)? We're waiting with baited breath. Congrats, Ms. Dunham!

Hallie Gould

Hallie has worked in beauty editorial for ten years and has been editorial director at Byrdie since 2021. Previously, she was a senior editor at Byrdie since 2016. During her time at Byrdie, she's written hundreds of high-performing stories on skincare, wellness (including fitness, diet, mental health, body image, et al) makeup, and hair. She's a regular on set, helping to source inspiration for makeup and hair looks, as well as interviewing celebrities, models, and other notable women and men in the beauty space.

Before that, Hallie ran Marie Claire's social media and wrote beauty and culture stories for the site, and helped launch Time Inc.'s digital-only beauty brand, MIMI. After college, she contributed to Time Out New York’s Shopping & Style section before landing her first beauty editor gig at Hearst's Real Beauty. Hallie's writing has also appeared in ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and InStyle. Hallie graduated with a BA in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.