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This week in EW: Lena Dunham’s the cover star of our Women Who Run TV issue, which celebrates the on- and off-screen talent creating the smartest female-driven comedies and dramas on TV right now. Other highlights: We eavesdrop on a conversation between Scandal’s show runner Shonda Rhimes and star Kerry Washington, get Amy Poehler’s advice for making it in show business, and chat with Mindy Kaling about the perks of being a boss lady.

This week in EW: Lena Dunham’s the cover star of our Women Who Run TV issue, which celebrates the on- and off-screen talent creating the smartest female-driven comedies and dramas on TV right now.

Other highlights: We eavesdrop on a conversation between Scandal’s show runner Shonda Rhimes and star Kerry Washington, get Amy Poehler’s advice for making it in show business, and chat with Mindy Kaling about the perks of being a boss lady.

“It’s not about romance or anything. I wanted it to be kind of groundbreaking in that way because I feel like so much stuff for women always has to have, “Okay, we have to have some nod to the ladies.” Nah, nobody is desperately trying to find a boyfriend, or is upset about this or that. It’s cool to play two women characters who are just great at what they do; them being women doesn’t affect anything really other than that these are two funny women.”

Director Paul Feig on his new Melissa McCarthy/Sandra Bullock buddy cop comedy. (Yes, please.) Here’s the trailer.

PEOPLE YOU GREW UP WITH DON’T WANT YOU TO GROW UP by Sophia Rossi

Hello Giggles, why are you always yelling at us?

“Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael, who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women. Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It’s summer. It’s Michael’s style. And I think [Fox] never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it. When Mike would ask her to do specific things, there was no time for fluffy talk. We’re on the run. And the one thing Mike lacks is tact. There’s no time for [LaBeouf assumes a gentle voice] ‘I would like you to just arch your back 70 degrees.’”

Shia LaBeouf, explaining why Megan Fox and Michael Bay apparently didn’t get along. Um… are we supposed to side with Bay, here?

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Chances are you’ve never heard of Madelyn Pugh Davis, who died yesterday at the age of 90—but you should know who she is. This amazing lady was a comedy pioneer who co-wrote the pilot of I Love Lucy and went on to pen over 125 episodes of the sitcom during its first four seasons. She continued writing for the show through the rest of its six-year run, then contributed to Lucille Ball’s next projects: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, and the comedian’s last series, Life With Lucy. All told, Davis and Ball worked together for four decades. Davis was nominated for two Emmys for the original Lucy, but she didn’t win either one. Here’s hoping the awards commemorate her somehow at this year’s show.
Chances are you’ve never heard of Madelyn Pugh Davis, who died yesterday at the age of 90—but you should know who she is. This amazing lady was a comedy pioneer who co-wrote the pilot of I Love Lucy and went on to pen over 125 episodes of the sitcom during its first four seasons. She continued writing for the show through the rest of its six-year run, then contributed to Lucille Ball’s next projects: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, and the comedian’s last series, Life With Lucy. All told, Davis and Ball worked together for four decades.

Davis was nominated for two Emmys for the original Lucy, but she didn’t win either one. Here’s hoping the awards commemorate her somehow at this year’s show.

Female Writers in Late Night by the Numbers

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Our new favorite site for ladystats, statette, breaks down women in late night.


Are there any female writers on the fictional ‘TGS’ on ‘30 Rock’?

They’ve got Sue, who until a few seasons ago was referred to only as “Girl Writer.” Liz Lemon, of course, does most of the writing. And then there was that whole Abby Flynn thing…

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Uh, so it looks like Dilbert creator Scott Adams is a bit of a misogynist. Last week, he published a lengthy blog post about “men’s rights,” bemoaning the special treatment women supposedly receive: “The reality is that women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently. It’s just easier this way for everyone. You don’t argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn’t eat candy for dinner. You don’t punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don’t argue when a women tells you she’s only making 80 cents to your dollar. It’s the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.” He took down the original diatribe when the inevitable backlash reached a fever pitch, but then posted it again along with a halfhearted apology: “To the best of my knowledge, no one who understood the original post and its context was offended by it. But to the women who were offended by their own or someone else’s interpretation of what I wrote, I apologize.” Somewhere, Dogbert is slowly shaking his head and letting out a heavy sigh.

Uh, so it looks like Dilbert creator Scott Adams is a bit of a misogynist. Last week, he published a lengthy blog post about “men’s rights,” bemoaning the special treatment women supposedly receive:

“The reality is that women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently. It’s just easier this way for everyone. You don’t argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn’t eat candy for dinner. You don’t punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don’t argue when a women tells you she’s only making 80 cents to your dollar. It’s the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.”

He took down the original diatribe when the inevitable backlash reached a fever pitch, but then posted it again along with a halfhearted apology: “To the best of my knowledge, no one who understood the original post and its context was offended by it. But to the women who were offended by their own or someone else’s interpretation of what I wrote, I apologize.”

Somewhere, Dogbert is slowly shaking his head and letting out a heavy sigh.

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