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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    How Britney Spears explains Taylor Swift
    Culture

    Britney was too out of control. Taylor is too in control. What now?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Kiley Reid’s Come and Get It is a witty, overstuffed campus satireKiley Reid’s Come and Get It is a witty, overstuffed campus satire
    Culture

    The author of Such a Fun Age returns with a hit-and-miss sophomore effort, tracing lines of power with money.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    How the internet built a conspiracy theory around a new spy flick, a debut novel, and Taylor SwiftHow the internet built a conspiracy theory around a new spy flick, a debut novel, and Taylor Swift
    Culture

    The Argylle authorship controversy, explained.

    By Constance Grady
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    4 winners and 3 losers from this year’s Oscar nominations4 winners and 3 losers from this year’s Oscar nominations
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    The patriarchy is riding high for the 2024 Oscars — but not Charles Melton or the boys of Saltburn.

    By Kyndall Cunningham, Constance Grady and 2 more
    How plagiarism became the latest weapon in the culture wars
    Culture

    The fight over plagiarism is the harbinger of a messy new era.

    By Constance Grady
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Poor Things stars Emma Stone as a horny Frankenstein’s monster coming of agePoor Things stars Emma Stone as a horny Frankenstein’s monster coming of age
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Stone reunites with The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos for a lovable movie from one of our prickliest filmmakers.

    By Constance Grady
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    In American Fiction, a Black writer who “doesn’t see race” pens a race novelIn American Fiction, a Black writer who “doesn’t see race” pens a race novel
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Jeffrey Wright gives a career-crowning performance in this wry and surprisingly warm-hearted race satire.

    By Constance Grady
    The year of Ozempic bodies and Barbie Botox
    Culture

    Corporate feminism will not save us.

    By Constance Grady
    The very best books of 2023
    Culture

    From buzzy novels to literary biographies, Vox’s book critic breaks down the year in reading.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Doctor Who’s big twist betrayed the show’s oldest ruleDoctor Who’s big twist betrayed the show’s oldest rule
    Culture

    Doctor Who has to learn to let go of David Tennant.

    By Constance Grady