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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    5 winners and 4 losers from the 2023 Oscars5 winners and 4 losers from the 2023 Oscars
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Winner: Donkeys. Loser: Anyone craving drama.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Aja Romano and 2 more
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    One year later, Chris Rock addresses the Will Smith Oscars slapOne year later, Chris Rock addresses the Will Smith Oscars slap
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    “Will Smith practices selective outrage,” says Rock in his new Netflix comedy special.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The biting, witty melancholy of Nora Ephron’s HeartburnThe biting, witty melancholy of Nora Ephron’s Heartburn
    Culture

    Heartburn, Ephron’s only novel, just turned 40. It’s an acid bomb of a romance.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    R. Kelly has received his second jail sentence for sex crimes. Here are all the sexual misconduct allegations against him.R. Kelly has received his second jail sentence for sex crimes. Here are all the sexual misconduct allegations against him.
    Culture

    A comprehensive list of the allegations and criminal charges against R. Kelly since 1994.

    By Constance Grady
    Brad Pitt was the only winner of the Aniston-Jolie tabloid battle
    Culture

    In the biggest tabloid love triangle of the 2000s, there was never a right kind of woman to be.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    What you learn about beauty and grief as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtWhat you learn about beauty and grief as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Culture

    After his brother’s death, Patrick Bringley took a job at the grandest place he could find.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    What the hard-won HarperCollins union contract means for the future of booksWhat the hard-won HarperCollins union contract means for the future of books
    Culture

    Almost 250 employees spent 66 days on strike for higher wages and increased diversity.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    What to watch this winter when there’s nothing to watchWhat to watch this winter when there’s nothing to watch
    Culture

    The underrated, underwatched shows you’re missing out on.

    By Marin Cogan, Constance Grady and 6 more
    Culture
    Why Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failedWhy Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failed
    Culture

    Netflix’s new Pamela Anderson documentary is a clever meta commentary on the wronged-woman reevaluation trend.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The mounting, undeniable Me Too backlashThe mounting, undeniable Me Too backlash
    Culture

    How Susan Faludi’s feminist classic predicted this moment.

    By Constance Grady