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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    What the stories we tell about robots tell us about ourselves
    The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

    From R.U.R. to Mrs. Davis, humans have feared — and identified with — robots for over a century.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Zadie Smith on the problem of the good white womanZadie Smith on the problem of the good white woman
    Culture

    The Fraud, a Victorian novel for the post-Trump era, is elegant, flawed, and sharp as a knife.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Dealing With Dragons is the kind of book a kid builds their personality aroundDealing With Dragons is the kind of book a kid builds their personality around
    Culture

    Patricia C. Wrede just published her first book in a decade. Here’s how she enchanted a generation.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    A brief timeline of Britney Spears’s marriage to Sam AsghariA brief timeline of Britney Spears’s marriage to Sam Asghari
    Culture

    Where does Britney’s marriage and divorce fit in with the pop star’s conservatorship?

    By Constance Grady
    How does Elon Musk get away with it all?
    Culture

    The billionaire’s heroic image is built on media praise, breathless fans, and … romance novel tropes.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Publishing scammers are using AI to scale their griftsPublishing scammers are using AI to scale their grifts
    Culture

    Large language models are disrupting the publishing industry, from spam submissions to garbage books.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why Taylor Swift is rerecording all her old songsWhy Taylor Swift is rerecording all her old songs
    Culture

    After losing her masters to Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift is in the process of making new ones.

    By Constance Grady
    Even Better
    A reading guide for grownups who don’t readA reading guide for grownups who don’t read
    Even Better

    Librarian secrets to getting into books for the very first time.

    By Constance Grady
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    A long history of kids doing weird stuff to BarbiesA long history of kids doing weird stuff to Barbies
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Did you decapitate your Barbies? Or make them kiss?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Colson Whitehead on the heists, fire, and movie magic of his new novel Crook ManifestoColson Whitehead on the heists, fire, and movie magic of his new novel Crook Manifesto
    Culture

    The two-time Pulitzer winner is using his Harlem Shuffle trilogy to tell the history of New York.

    By Constance Grady