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Allison P. Davis

Features Writer, the Cut and New York Magazine
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Allison P. Davis is a features writer for New York Magazine and the Cut. In the ten years she’s been on staff, she’s explored all aspects of fashion, culture, celebrity, sex, and dating through profiles, long-form features, and essays. Most notably, she’s profiled Cardi B, Lena Dunham, Mariah Carey, and Meghan Markle, among many others. Her essay “My Tinder Decade” was a National Magazine Award finalist. Her other bylines include Esquire, GQ, California Sunday, The Economist, Teen Vogue, Vogue UK, Elle, Allure, and the New York Times.

  1. cut covers
    This Actress Will Make You Rethink Self-LoveThe star of Pose talks self-love and activism.
  2. spooky scary
    All the Ways The Haunting of Hill House Will Make You Pee Your Pants a LittleAHHHHHH!!!!!
  3. i love this song!
    This Is the Absolute Best Song From the A Star Is Born SoundtrackBut is the best song Bradley Cooper mumbling “all you have to do is trust me” or one of Lady Gaga’s pure pop bops?
  4. hubba hubba
    Noah Centineo, Shameless HeartthrobMy date with the best thirst architect the internet’s ever seen.
  5. i love peter kavinsky
    Peter Kavinsky Will Make You Believe in Love AgainPeter Kavinsky, call me.
  6. cut covers
    Tessa Thompson Knows People Can’t Stop Thinking About HerShe’d just rather you think about her work than her personal life.
  7. icons
    Aretha Franklin Understood How to Sing About WomenIn praise of her best song.
  8. encounter
    Playing Tourist With BlacKkKlansman’s John David WashingtonSpike Lee’s new star is becoming face-on-the-movie-poster famous.
  9. nova babes
    Fashion Nova Is Tailor-Made for InstagramThe fast-fashion brand gives the people what they want, and what they want is very tight.
  10. i love this song!
    Here’s the Perfect Song for a Weekend of Bad DecisionsOn “Imma Be,” Tatiana Hazel supports all of your bad decisions.
  11. totally soaked
    It’s Official, This Is the Horniest Song of SummerIt immediately communicates “I want to bang.”
  12. i love this song!
    The Best Song to Start a Full-on Dance Party at Your Summer BBQA special holiday edition of I Love This Song!
  13. i love this song!
    Wait, Is Drake’s New Album Any Good?We know he has a baby, but what are the bops?
  14. drake is no longer hiding a child
    All the Times Drake References His Son on His New Album“I am a da-da.”
  15. new concepts
    Do You Have Big Dick Energy?If you have to ask …
  16. exclusive
    Here’s Mitski’s New Video for ‘Nobody’Here’s the new video and exclusive behind-the-scenes photos.
  17. i love this song!
    If You Need a Hug This Week, Try Listening to serpentwithfeetAnd other songs that feel like Virgil and Kanye’s hug must have felt.
  18. profile
    Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan Can Control Her Feelings and Yours, TooOn Lush she’ll make you feel like a teen again.
  19. bey day
    Beyoncé Has All the Best Lines on Everything Is LoveSorry, not sorry, Spotify.
  20. i love this song!
    ‘Ice Cream’ Is the Filthiest Song of the SummerIntroducing our new music column: I Love This Song!
  21. hype
    Is Hereditary Really the Scariest Movie of the Summer?Like regular scary? Or pee-pants scary? Or get-me-to-therapy scary?
  22. profile
    Meet Jorja Smith: The Soul Singer Who Turned Down Drake“Maybe I am a bit of a siren.”
  23. chats
    What Men Can Learn From Sex and the CityThe comedian talks Carrie or Miranda, Aidan or Big, and why we should never forgive Berger.
  24. what’s good
    Is Kanye the Best Thing to Happen to Wyoming, or the Worst? Rihanna plane, Fyre Festival, Jackson Hole.
  25. encounter
    How Flavor of Love’s Tiffany Pollard Invented the InternetNew York will always be in the motherf*cking house.
  26. what’s good
    Why People Freak Out Over Picnic at Hanging RockThe Amazon adaptation of the cult film has everything: simmering sexuality, secrets, and tiny glasses.
  27. what’s good
    Surprise! Book Club Isn’t a Nancy Meyers MovieIf it drinks white wine like a Nancy Meyers movie, it must be a Nancy Meyers movie, right?
  28. relationships
    What I Learned on My Date With a Sex RobotMaybe they need to be more like us. Or maybe we’re already learning to be more like them.
  29. what’s good
    Rihanna’s Lingerie Line Will Inspire You to Be Your Thottiest SelfEvery thirst trap is thanks to you, Rih-Rih.
  30. what’s good
    This Is the Only Album You Need to Play All SummerYour Grandmother will probably love Swae Lee.
  31. what’s good
    Brothers Are the Best Kind of Famous PeopleIt makes absolutely no sense, and yet, I read a whole book about them.
  32. what’s good
    Shaggy and Sting Made the Perfect 420 AlbumTwo incredibly cheesy men got together and made sort of lame, but surprisingly delightful, pop-reggae music.
  33. encounter
    Talking Feminism With the Queen of the Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Medieval TimesErin Zapcic went from “bar wench” to Queen Doña Maria Isabella.
  34. what’s good
    Atlanta Answers the Question: What Would You Do at Drake’s Party?What’s Good: Donald Glover on Drake and songs about sex.
  35. that’s a bop
    It’s Only April And Nicki Minaj Released the Song of the Summer“Chun-Li” and “Barbie Tingz”! We are drowning in bangers.
  36. what’s good
    These Are the Best Songs and Lyrics From Cardi B’s New AlbumWhat’s Good This Week: Every single song on Invasion of Privacy and Killing Eve, the only television that matters.
  37. profile
    Kay Cannon Ponders the Dilemma of Making Big-Budget Feminist ComedyThe Pitch Perfect writer and Girlboss showrunner sees her directorial debut, the teen sex comedy Blockers, as a feminist project of a certain stripe.
  38. character studies
    Darlene Is the Only Reason to Watch the New RosanneThe revived show is pretty weird, but she remains great.
  39. what’s good
    What Is Going on With Chris Evans’s Mustache?What’s good this week: Cardi B’s new song, obviously; the Weeknd’s new album, definitely; Chris Evans’s new facial hair, maybe?
  40. fascinators
    Roxanne, Roxanne Tells the Unknown Story of the First Female RapperThe relentlessly optimistic rapper gets her day and then some.
  41. what’s good
    What Do Danity Kane and Donald Trump Jr. Have in Common? Aubrey O’Day!“Damaged” is a song that stands the test of time.
  42. what’s good
    A Guide to Mastering Sociopathic TendenciesThoroughbreds will teach you how to never feel feelings.
  43. what’s good
    A Wrinkle in Time Is Basically the Oprah Arena TourWhat’s good this week.
  44. conspiracy theories
    Can the Queer Eye Food Expert Actually Cook?Can he really cook? The proof is in the pudding … he didn’t make.
  45. team work
    Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph Are the Future of HollywoodIn the future, cast them in every movie ever made.
  46. what’s good
    I Can’t Believe I’m Recommending This Ridiculous Sexy Spy MovieWhat’s good this week? Jennifer Lawrence’s Russian spy movie!
  47. cut covers
    Zazie Beetz on Deadpool, Atlanta, and Overcoming Her AnxietyIn the chaotic world of Atlanta, she’s a grounding force.
  48. what’s good
    Are You Emotionally Prepared for This Episode of Queer Eye?What’s good this week.
  49. not all heroes wear capes
    Shuri Is the Best Character in Black PantherTired: White guys and gadgets. Wired: Shuri!
  50. what’s good
    Watch Double Lover, a More Twisted, More French Fifty Shades of GreyDouble your pleasure, double your psychosexual terror.
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