I think we met at WonderCon, thats the first time we ever encountered one another. Mafi, who wrote the beloved YA seriesShatter Me, clarified their initial encounter. I still have that book. Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly We embraced it, but it was not our idea exactly, said Riggs of the timing. We would be like ships passing in the night. But we actually have the same publisher and editor who worked it out....

The married authors of ‘Furthermore’ and ‘Tales of the Peculiar’ invite us to their workshop. Literature is full of famous couples, many of them as tragic and dysfunctional as they are romantic. (Life isnt all sunshine.) Credit: COREY NICKOLS for EW I tend to be a very obsessive writer, Mafi says. I write in big bursts and for long stretches of time. So I can work from morning until night....

And will the number of people he kisses be greater or less than the number of chickens he saves? Place your bets now, ladies and gentlemen! Watch the video above and read the Q&A below to get more island insight from Tai. I played with my heart. I changed the direction of my game last time. Im in control of it, and Im glad to be here and to play with the big boys....

Theres always a dominant color in my films, Besson tells EW. The Professionalwas brown,The Fifth Elementwas orange,Valerianis blue ice. I wanted to stay fresh and react as a moviegoer seeing it for the first time. EuropaCorp This poster was the most striking to me and the whole team was in agreement. My imagination is very comfortable with bluescreen. The films second trailer check outthe first one here will debut on March 29....

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. For 129 years, the venerable magazine has drawn in readers with its smart and striking visual storytelling. A handsome new coffee-table book collects the best. Credit: Taschen Theres a quality to something hand-drawn that is very hard to achieve on the computer, he says. Its charming, its endearing, and somehow its more real. Take a look at some of our favorite spreads fromNational Geographic Infographics,below:...

A cardboard cutout of former President Ronald Reagan watches over the roundtable. Portrait Pranks No, these aren’t Philip and Elizabeth’s latest disguises. Rhys gave Russell an uneven unibrow; Russell retaliated with a lopsided goatee. Mettie Ostrowski for EW Joel and Joe Showrunners Joel Fields (left) and Joe Weisberg talk inside their office. From the Roundtable Ackerman talks as Brand listens. More posters can be seen in the background. Mettie Ostrowski for EW...

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. See the cast of the show before they were stars, ahead. Pictured here in 2004, Parsons made his on-screen debut in one episode ofEdin 2002. Michael Yarish/CBS He went on to appear in TV movies and pop up as Tim inGarden Statesoon after. Johnny Galecki Pictured here in 1990, Johnny Galecki started acting at the age of 12. Mayim Bialik Fans have known Mayim Bialik since she was a child star....

All summer long, the Showtime revival ofTwin Peakstransported viewers to a wonderful and strange universe of mystery. It wassomeone’s last day at the office. Enigmas ensued from the moment that Jeff dialed the phone… Showtime The phone rings three times before someone answers. VOICE ON PHONE:Hi, this is Jeff. JEFF JENSEN:Hi, Jeff, it’s Jeff Jensen withEntertainment Weekly. Showtime VOICE ON PHONE:Uhhh, good. JENSEN:Is Sabrina there? VOICE ON PHONE:I think you got the wrong number....

The anchor’s Twitter video shows how she’s giving back with Louboutins. Tamron Hall is cleaning out her closet literally. The news came after NBC reportedly canceled the third hour ofTODAY, which was hosted by Hall andAl Roker. Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images But Hall isn’t letting the change of pace dampen her enthusiasm. “I have packed up a mother load headed to Housing Works to donate all these things....

During Hensons Thursday night appearance onLate Night, Meyers presented her with an obstacle course of acting. Much like an athletic decathlon, Henson had to perform one acting feat right after another. Clearly, its nothing beyond her range. Credit: NBC Look at you, she said. You call yourself a Max sales associate? What do you mean White Castle doesnt deliver? She chose to assassinate an unruly best man in the middle of his friends wedding....

The ‘Empire’ star took a shot of Jameson and cabbage juice in the ‘Tonight Show’ drinking game. Taraji P. Hensonand Jimmy Fallon celebrated St. Patricks Day with a classicTonight Showdrinking game:Drinko. Each took turns dropping discs down the Plinko-like wall into random cups and forcing themselves to drink the contents. Credit: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC Henson started things off with a doozy: cabbage juice and Jameson. Thats gonna give me gas, theEmpirestar joked after shooting the concoction....

Listen up, Kevin Feige! Taraji P. Henson has set her sights on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I’m dying to get into some comedy. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images I think I’m a stronger comedic actress than a dramatic actress. You guys just fell for the drama side.” (True, but she’s just so good at it.) “I want to play a man, like I want to really disappear. I have so much to do....

The Oscar winner reminisces about The Bad News Bears, her generation-defining role in Little Darlings, and more. She had no idea how much work it would require. “I hated the clothes they put me in,” O’Neal says of the Depression-era dresses she wore. Terry O’Neill/Getty Images “I screamed and cried. They cut my hair funny. I didn’t understand why I had to wear such ugly little boots.” Julian Wasser/Liaison “I mimicked Peter throughout the whole film,” O’Neal says....