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Allison P. Davis

Features Writer, the Cut and New York Magazine

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 EsquireGQ, California SundayThe Economist, Teen Vogue, Vogue UK, ElleAllure, and the New York Times.

  1. missed opportunities
    Suki Waterhouse and Bradley Cooper Have Dissolved Their PartnershipBradley Cooper and Suki Waterhouse are two single people.
  2. i like this bitch’s jams
    These 10 Female Acts Will Dominate SXSWSome known, some new, all great.
  3. quotables
    Gina Rodriguez Has a Highly Efficient Way to End a Bad Date Effectively ending a bad date almost feels better than having a good one.
  4. Kendall Jenner Shares Support for Father, Bruce [Updated]A Kardashian-Jenner talks about Bruce for the first time.
  5. just like us
    Gwyneth Paltrow: Self-Described Regular Gal A physical being, just like us.
  6. impulse buys
    Buy These Gilded Items From Oprah’s Chicago HomeAll of Oprah’s favorite things must go!
  7. dream jobs
    Apply to Infiltrate Kate Middleton’s Life and HomeSome cleaning required.
  8. sound advice
    Date Older Men for Their Evolved Taste in Cookware Sound love advice from Azealia Banks.
  9. cults
    The FLOTUS Enjoys Workout Cults As Much As You DoMaybe she’ll try Barry’s next!
  10. impulse buys
    How Much Would You Pay for a Scary Haunted Dolly?If you want really evil, it will cost you.
  11. dong watch
    Florida Pilot Excels at Aerial Penis-DrawingBehold! A sky-dick.
  12. our selfies ourselves
    Quit Worrying and Embrace the Art of the Thirst Trap It’s time to admit it: We’re all thirsty.
  13. side hustles
    A Reese Witherspoon Hotel Is the Only Thing That Makes Sense in this World Hotel, motel, Reese Witherspoon Inn.
  14. tiny rebellions
    Young Children Are Rebelling Against Tyrannical Denim Pants Fashion sweatpants hit the preschool set.
  15. membership perks
    Gloria Steinem Explains the Perks of Feminism for MenGender equality really does benefit us all.
  16. endangered species
    Your Next Boyfriend Probably Won’t Be Named Gary Garys face extinction.
  17. gender issues
    The Next Season of ABC’s The Bachelorette Will Be a Deathmatch Two women, one true love.
  18. shiny
    Get Ready for the Gold Macbook Frenzy Whether we like it or not. 
  19. hair envy
    Grimes’s Hair Dye Captures All the Beauty of a SunriseI would like to replicate that color-block, please and thank you.
  20. Watch Ryan Gosling Dance in Silver Lamé Hammer Pants Man. He is funky.
  21. lookbooks
    A Request: Can Everyone Dress As Weird As Björk? A complete look at the singer’s delightfully bizarre wardrobe.
  22. being an adult
    Is 10 p.m. Really the Perfect Bedtime? Spoiler alert: no. 
  23. look of the day
    Kelly Rowland Endured the World’s Most Uncomfortable Jumpsuit She’s a survivor.
  24. the blonderdome
    Newly Blond Jared Leto Totally Upstaged Newly Blonde Kim Kardashian TodayThe only thing more newsworthy than Kardashi-hair is Leto-hair.
  25. things to buy
    A Happy, Print-Filled Home Collection to Help You Forget This Crappy Winter Dusen Dusen Home is a sunny burst of hope in a throw pillow.
  26. shrines
    The 1994 Harding-Kerrigan Scandal Gets Its Own Museum in Brooklyn A humble shrine to the knee-whack heard round the world.
  27. the olds
    New Premium Tinder Is Charging an Old-People TaxAs if dignity wasn’t a high enough price to pay.
  28. a supposedly fun thing
    6 Hours of Extreme Catharsis With the Women of The BachelorJewel tones and pretty cry-face at the “Women Tell All.”
  29. i get so emojinal
    We Can’t Use the Eggplant Emoji for Sexting Anymore, Thanks to DiploThanks a lot, Diplo.
  30. accidental racism
    Zendaya Totally Schools E! Host After Racist Comment“There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair.”
  31. i get so emojinal
    Emoji Has Finally Given Us a Black Santa The new racially diverse emoji have arrived.
  32. canna-beauty
    Can You Get High From a Marijuana-Laced Lip Balm? Dry mouth, maybe, but no dry lips.
  33. mooooooom!
    Has Anyone Ever Wanted to Kill Their Mom More Than Dakota Johnson?Well, that was awkward.
  34. yeezy to go
    Kanye West’s Entire Fashion Week: A TimelineA loose ticktock.
  35. grave errors
    Empire Producers Might Not Know Who Naomi Campbell Is For your own safety.
  36. don’t call it a comeback
    JNCO Jeans Are Making a Big, Baggy ComebackThank … God?
  37. tattoo me!
    One Day This Cream Will Magically Erase Your Bad Tattoos Ink away!
  38. people we’d like to get high with
    Why Won’t Jane Fonda Get High and Watch Movies With Us?Surely we can convince her this is fun.
  39. celebrity dispatch
    Is Everyone Pretty Much Over Fashion Week? The celebrities are le tired.
  40. celebrity dispatch
    How to Work With Your Best Friend and Not Kill HerCatching up with the Broad City duo at their first Fashion Week.
  41. celebrity dispatch
    Didn’t Get a Front-Row Seat? Try a Lap Instead. A Fashion Week life hack.
  42. Why Rosario Dawson Never Mastered Skateboarding“I’m too top-heavy.”
  43. celebrity dispatch
    Meet the Sanest Celebrity at Fashion WeekZendaya is FOMO-immune.
  44. celebrity dispatch
    The Ultimate Power Move: No Tights at Fashion WeekNothing says “I’m important” quite like bare legs.
  45. celebrity dispatch
    Kanye West Is Having the Greatest Morning-AfterBasking in fanboy vibes and afterglow at John Elliott + Co.
  46. All the Cool Kids Were Waiting for Kanye TodayStylish and patient even in 20-degree weather.
  47. celebrity dispatch
    Kesha Is Totally Zen About the Weather at Fashion Week Deep thoughts at Tadashi Shoji.
  48. what would cookie do
    We Can All Learn Something From Cookie’s Butt-Flash on EmpireWhen in doubt …
  49. celebrity dispatch
    Joe Jonas and Shaun White Ignite a Beautiful Bromance at Richard Chai Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
  50. mooooom!
    I’m Seeing Fifty Shades With My Mom, Because I Am the Real Masochist Will we ever be the same?
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