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“Ghosts” Hair and Makeup Heads on Keeping the Beloved Show’s Spirits Looking Timeless

From a Viking explorer to a Jazz Age lounge singer, a Lenape storyteller to a 19th-century aristocrat, the ghosts of CBS's "Ghosts" span a millennium of history—and it's up to makeup department head Gillian Chandler and hair department head Jean Scarabin to bring them to life (or, rather, afterlife).

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  January 29, 2026

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“Stranger Things” Hair Designer Sarah Hindsgaul on Wigs, Grit, and Grounding Season 5’s Fantasy

"We went right into the action. The vanity has gone out of these people, even Steve." Sarah Hindsgaul, hair designer since Season 1, on how "Stranger Things" Season 5's grittier tone shaped Nancy, Steve, and the rest of Hawkins' final battle.

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  January 20, 2026

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80 Wigs & Zero Dress Rehearsal: Inside the Hair and Makeup Magic That Made “SNL50” Possible

When Saturday Night Live first aired in October 1975, no one could have predicted it would become a cornerstone of American culture. Now, five decades later, Lorne Michaels and company have celebrated another milestone with SNL50: The Anniversary Special, a three-hour telecast directed by Liz Patrick, which brought together Studio 8H legends onto one stage.

With a star-studded cast that included current performers, alumni,

By Daron James  |  August 19, 2025

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“The Penguin” Hair Department Head Brian Badie on Styling Gotham’s Gruesome Twosome

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The Penguin capped its remarkable eight-part run this past Sunday night and accomplished a rare feat—it’s a series set in a comic book world, boasting characters well known to the genre’s most read-in fans, that delivered a profoundly satisfying drama for a person unfamiliar with DC Comics or unenthused by Gotham’s most iconic resident, Bruce Wayne. The Penguin doesn’t even whisper Batman’s name nor allude to his presence until the very last shot in the series (a bat-signal,

By Bryan Abrams  |  November 15, 2024