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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    You’re not imagining it — movies are getting longerYou’re not imagining it — movies are getting longer
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    Albums are too, and it has everything to do with our anxious relationship to technology.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Inside the bombshell scandal that prompted two Miss USAs to step downInside the bombshell scandal that prompted two Miss USAs to step down
    Culture

    Allegations of a “toxic work environment” have once again tarnished the pageant’s reputation.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why the Met Gala still mattersWhy the Met Gala still matters
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    Turns out the first Monday in May is the perfect venue for celebrity image-making.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Idea of You — and the idea of age gapsThe Idea of You — and the idea of age gaps
    Culture

    From hit movies to viral essays, the discourse is rarely about the people inside the relationships.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Harvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction, explained by a lawyerHarvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction, explained by a lawyer
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    A public defender on the judge at the first Weinstein trial: “He was behaving like a prosecutor.”

    By Constance Grady
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    The AI grift that can literally poison youThe AI grift that can literally poison you
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    When AI comes for mushroom foragers.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Taylor Swift seems sick of being everyone’s best friendTaylor Swift seems sick of being everyone’s best friend
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    The Tortured Poets Department sees Swift tormented by her boyfriends, her haters, and even her fans.

    By Constance Grady
    Amazon is filled with garbage ebooks. Here’s how they get made.
    Culture

    It’s partly AI, partly a get-rich-quick scheme, and entirely bad for confused consumers.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why we never stopped talking about OJ SimpsonWhy we never stopped talking about OJ Simpson
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    Long after the Trial of the Century ended, we couldn’t help obsessing over a fallen hero.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Western visuals of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, decodedThe Western visuals of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, decoded
    Culture

    Country music uses the West as a synecdoche for America. Beyoncé is here to disrupt that.

    By Constance Grady