Helena Andrews-Dyer

Washington, D.C.

Pop culture reporter

Education: Columbia University in the City of New York, BA English ; Northwestern University, MS Journalism

Helena Andrews-Dyer is a reporter on The Washington Post's pop culture team. Before that, she was a columnist for the Reliable Source for several years, writing about the intersection of pop culture and politics. Before joining The Post, Andrews-Dyer was a contributing editor and writer at xoJane, a digital women’s magazine. She also previously wrote the “Single Minded” column for The Root, a division of The Post. Andrews-Dyer is the author of three books: "Bitch is the New Black," "Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters," and "The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class and Race Fr
Latest from Helena Andrews-Dyer

Keke Palmer’s latest job? Self-help guru.

Discussing her new book, the actress and host explains how she made it from child star to successful actress with a little personal drama along the way.

November 23, 2024
In her new book, Keke Palmer wants to help readers plot out their own life stories.

The great and powerful Cynthia Erivo

Actress Cynthia Erivo didn’t just become Elphaba in “Wicked.” She already knew her.

November 22, 2024

What haunted the creators of ‘The Piano Lesson’

With ‘The Piano Lesson,’ the legacies of a playwright — August Wilson — and a patriarch — Denzel Washington — loomed large.

November 7, 2024

For his biggest role yet, Lamorne Morris is once again ‘the Black dude’

For Lamorne Morris to capture the early SNL experience of Garrett Morris, the former “New Girl” actor asked, not for the first time, “What am I doing here?”

October 15, 2024
“The first two years of ‘New Girl’ I was like, ‘What am I doing here?’” Morris says.

Alleged ‘memoir’ from Diddy’s ex-partner Kim Porter pulled from Amazon

Amazon says it was “made aware of a dispute” involving the book, which Porter’s family has denounced as a fabrication.

October 1, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs with his former partner, Kim Porter, at a celebration for his 35th birthday in New York in 2004.

The best — and most shocking — moments at the 2024 Emmy Awards

“Hacks” took the top comedy prize over “The Bear.” “Shogun” made history and broke an Emmys record. And “Baby Reindeer” won enough statues to turn your nose red.

September 16, 2024
Anna Sawai won for outstanding leading actress in a drama.

Emmys 2024 recap: ‘Shogun,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ won big

“Shogun,” “Hacks,” “The Bear” and “Baby Reindeer” were among the big winners at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

September 15, 2024

Chloe Bailey is more interesting than you think

Singer and actress Chloe Bailey came to prominence as one half of the Beyoncé-backed sibling duo Chloe x Halle.

September 12, 2024
Chloe Bailey attends the world premiere of “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” last week at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

A wild night on Martha’s Vineyard toasting a wilder story: ‘Fight Night’

Don Cheadle, Taraji P. Henson and more on the star-packed miniseries “Fight Night” ... and the stories that need extra help to be told.

September 1, 2024
Kevin Hart as Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams and Taraji P. Henson as Vivian Thomas in “Fight Night.”

Want to know how dark Zoë Kravitz can get? See ‘Blink Twice.’

First-time director Zoë Kravitz on why she made her mind-scrambling new movie “Blink Twice” ... and what she really wanted to call it.

August 23, 2024
Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz on the set of “Blink Twice.”