Allyson Shiffman
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From Taraji P. Henson's Power Blonde on Empire to Maggie Gyllenhaal's Hooker Curls on The Deuce, We Ranked the Most Powerful Wigs on TV
Prime time television is wigging out. Here, we rank the most incredible wigs on TV, from Taraji P. Henson on Empire to Maggiel Gyllenhaal on The Deuce, and more. → Read More
Justin Hartley, Dreamy Actor on This Is Us, Does Not Disappoint as Dreamy Actor In Real Life
It's hard to not be charmed by Justin Hartley, the soap star who plays Kevin on This Is Us—especially when he's willing to read his DMs for the first time ever in front of you. → Read More
Lena Waithe: There Are More Donald Glovers, Sterling K. Browns, and Lena Waithes Out There
"It’s about finding new voices of color," says Master of None's Lena Waithe, who made history at the 2017 Emmy Awards on Sunday night as the the first black woman to win in the category of comedy writing. → Read More
We Asked Jim Carrey About His Bizarre, Existential Fashion Week Interview
While promoting his Netflix documentary "Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond" at the Toronto film festival, Carrey responded to the internet's fascination with his existential comments about fashion week with even more existentialism. → Read More
Charlie Hunnam Says He Lived in a Jail Cell, Alone, Without Food or Water For 8 Days While Filming His Prison Break Movie
"My f---ing will to live shut down," said the actor Charlie Hunnam while promoting his new film, "Papillon," costarring Rami Malek, at the Toronto film festival. → Read More
Beach Rats Star Harris Dickinson Does Not Know How to Respond to Your Thirsty DMs
Male exhibitionism is working for the 21-year-old Brit actor. Too well, probably. → Read More
21 Burning Questions (and Answers) For Your 21 Favorite Fall TV Shows
The post-Game of Thrones TV landscape leans more heavily on the returns of favorite shows—some from the distant past, like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'—than on big debuts. Here, our most pressing questions (and a few educated guesses) about what you'll be watching this fall. → Read More
Detroit's Kaitlyn Dever Is Friends with Chloë Moretz, Was Parented by Tim Allen, and Got Big Sistered by Brie Larson
The 20-year-old 'Detroit' actress knows the right place to be, at the right time. → Read More
Playing Diplo on TV Is the Natural Endpoint of James Van Der Beek's Escape From Dawson Leery
Viceland's What Would Diplo Do, starring James Van Der Beek as Diplo, actually kind of works. → Read More
Siesta Key Is All the Worst Impulses of the New Retrograde MTV, Down to Its Sleazy Male Gaze
With its new Laguna Beach-meets-Jersey Shore reality show Siesta Key, MTV is pandering to nostalgia-seekers. → Read More
Emmys 2017 Predictions: Is Thandie Newton in Westworld the Best Robot Performance of All Time?
As Maeve in 'Westworld,' Thandie Newton's performance is up there with Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina and Haley Joel Osment in A.I. → Read More
Jennifer Lopez's World of Dance Is Heartbreaking, Staggering TV
The case for NBC's reality dance competition as the best show you're not watching. → Read More
James Franco or Jared Leto: Who Is Hollywood's Leading Eccentric Bachelor?
A real hard look at the case of James Franco or Jared Leto, aka Daniel Desario v. Jordan Catalano, for the title of Hollywood's leading eccentric bachelor. → Read More
Bachelor Brad Pitt vs. Bachelor Ben Affleck: Who's the Most Eligible?
Grading Hollywood's most eligible post-divorce white leading men, Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck, one objectifying category at a time. The verdict may not surprise you. → Read More
Bachelor Brad Pitt vs. Bachelor Ben Affleck: Who's the Most Eligible?
Grading Hollywood's most eligible post-divorce white leading men, Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck, one objectifying category at a time. The verdict may not surprise you. → Read More
Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis Try to Explain 'Colossal', Their Troublesome and Wildly Inventive Monster Movie
The co-stars on the unsettling issues confronted by director Nacho Vigalondo's film, out this week. → Read More
Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis Try to Explain 'Colossal', Their Troublesome and Wildly Inventive Monster Movie
The co-stars on the unsettling issues confronted by director Nacho Vigalondo's film, out this week. → Read More
Big Little Lies' Madeline is Peak Reese Witherspoon
An appreciation of what might be the Reesiest performance of her life. → Read More
Big Little Lies' Madeline is Peak Reese Witherspoon
An appreciation of what might be the Reesiest performance of her life. → Read More
Whatever, Archie: An Appreciation of Riverdale's Unexpected Feminism
The CW's reinvention of the 'Archie' comic books is a contemporary update in many ways—most notably, its newfound feminism. → Read More