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“It was a blast shooting with Matt LeBlanc,” says photographer Peter Yang (“Matt LeBlanc Is a Happy Man,” p. 62). “He was both cool and playful, showing us a bit of short-order chef-inspired attitude from behind the grill.” Yang lives in Los Angeles,

WELCOME TO JANUARY, WHEN IT SEEMS as though every website, talk show, pop-up ad, and yes, magazine is telling you that it’s time to start the new year off the couch and on a diet of self-control. Not this magazine. While we’re not suggesting finishin

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN: AFTER 17 years, Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) returns with Star Trek: Picard, ready to lead a new generation into Federation space. Here, a behind-the-scenes look at all you need to know before this ship takes off. (F

THERE’S A MOMENT in The CW’s Batwoman that I’ve watched with my two daughters, oh, let’s say about 47,963 times, in which Bruce Wayne’s Batsuit is described as “literal perfection.” “It will be,” says Kate Kane, played by the glorious Ruby Rose, all

THAT VOICE, THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES FULL OF mischief—Kristen Johnston is back and Mom’s got her! “I’d left the sitcom world for a while to do theater,” says the actress, who won two Emmy Awards for her spectacularly extreme extraterrestrial Sally on t

FOR SEVEN SEASONS, Homeland has kept us on the edge of our seats with labyrinthine twists and turns, globetrotting action, and stellar acting led by Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson. Test your knowledge of SHOWTIME’

Don’t miss Criminal Minds’ thrilling but (sob) final season, as the FBI profilers—including Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, and A.J. Cook—show off their smarts. • Airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and streams on CBS All Access

The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice—Crossing Antarctica Alone by Colin O’Brady O’Brady’s gripping memoir recounts the endurance athlete’s harrowing 932-mile solo journey across the foreboding landmass. With no human support, he was the first to ac

NO MATTER THAT WE LIVE in an era of headline-grabbing politics. Judy Tygard, 48 Hours’ executive producer, has zero envy for her colleagues currently covering Washington. “Heck no,” she says with a laugh. “I strongly prefer murder to politics. It’s a

ARIANA NEUMANN GREW UP IN CARACAS, BORN TO A Venezuelan mother and a Czech businessman father. As a child she knew nothing about her father’s past, beyond stumbling on a small box containing a German identification card emblazoned with his photo and

SEEING STARS It’s wonderful when someone wears prints and patterns in a totally fearless way. Prime example: Gayle King, who always makes it work. I especially like how she pairs these outfits with contrasting color shoes. Never one to repeat looks,

FAVORITE DESIGNER: Oh, I couldn’t name just one! It changes every season. I’m drawn to great tailoring: I love how Gucci designer Alessandro Michele has completely changed the brand’s aesthetic. His collections are irreverent, quirky, and chic. EVERY

SPEAKING WITH SIR PATRICK Stewart, the first thing one notices is the power and resonance of his voice, that magnificent, mellifluous baritone. It radiates intelligence, commands respect, and suggests profound wisdom acquired during a lifetime of exp

Matt LeBlanc has millions of fans around the world, but as the Man with a Plan star has learned, sometimes the toughest audience is under the same roof. Recently, he asked his 15-year-old daughter, Marina, to name her favorite character on the CBS si

FIVE SEASONS INTO Schitt’s Creek, the hit comedy series created by Dan and Eugene Levy, this little nugget popped up in a script: Alexis, the spoiled socialite who sets tiaras atremble, “sings the theme song from her shortlived reality series A Littl

NEIL DIAMOND AND BARBRA STREISAND crooning “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” Aretha Franklin stepping in to perform “Nessun Dorma” for Luciano Pavarotti, who fell ill, at the last moment. Elton John and Eminem uniting for an unforgettable cross-genre, cr

SOMETIMES LIFE JUST IS ART. Especially if you’re estimable actress CCH Pounder, who—after notching a day of playing coroner Dr. Loretta Wade on NCIS: New Orleans—comes home to a vast array of paintings, sculptures, and tapestries that adorn her walls

AS THE SIDELINE REPORTER FOR CBS Sports’ coverage of SEC college football and college basketball, Jamie Erdahl spends most weekends corralling coaches and players for interviews. But the rest of the time, Erdahl has a different responsibility: her ba

AFTER SIX YEARS OF writing and producing The CW’s Jane the Virgin, Jennie Snyder Urman knew her day-to-day life was going to change when the series finale aired last summer. “Jane was the first thing that I thought of when I woke up and the last thin

Elizabeth, Broke Leggero is hilarious as Elizabeth, a woman learning the price of finding herself without a trust fund at her disposal—and living in the home of her younger sister (Pauley Perrette). Leggero embraces the character’s duality—she is by

AFTER 11 YEARS OF HOSTING the award-winning daytime medical show The Doctors, it’s no surprise that Dr. Travis Stork is a pro at doling out trustworthy information. So who better to ask for vacation tips when it comes to Music City? “I first moved to

I listen to Reply All, which explains internet culture in a really interesting way. Yes, I have to have a podcast to explain things like memes to me. I am officially a millennial, but I don’t feel of the millennials. There’s a difference between a mi

MISHA COLLINS REMEMBERS THE indignity like it was yesterday. The actor—who plays the angel Castiel on The CW’s Supernatural, which ends its 15-year run this spring—asked his then-2-year-old son, West, to try guacamole. “He took one bite and spit it s

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Brandon Micheal Hall! The God Friended Me star’s sun is in rebellious, freedom-loving Aquarius, which makes him independent and intellectual. His moon, in mental Gemini, bestows curiosity, wit, and easygoing charm. Mercury in Aquarius