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Yeah, I know. Nobody can be Empire’s Cookie, but this week, I tried a little performance art.

  Yes, lawd! Empire returns tonight with the second half of its third season. Back in December, the midseason finale ended with a bang—and for once it didn’t involve Lucious shooting someone or him getting shot. Still, Lucious tried to kill Angelo Dubois’ mayoral career—or at least leave a nasty scar. The Lyons’ eldest son,…

Empire’s fall finale packed a couple of surprises. The empire is now more or less in the hands of Hakeem Lyon—Hakeem, of all people. Naomi Campbell is back as Camilla Marks, who has taken her bitchiness and cunning to the next level. She not only swayed Hakeem’s vote to oust Lucious, she’s in a position to pull the strings.

Why does Lucious wear a hat indoors? Doesn’t he know better? He probably eats with his elbows on the table and sends e-mails in ALL CAPS. Lucious needs etiquette lessons.

If there’s one thing Cookie Lyon is known for, it’s tact and conversational skills. We sat down for a Q&A with Cookie for advice on what to say in various situations. If you were short on taxi fare and someone came to your aid, what would you say? “Pay that Pakistani.” What would you say…

Why is Anika so insistent about partnering with Cookie? Anika has a lot of experience, she could probably do better than the start-up Lyon Dynasty label. She keeps crawling back for more pain.