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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    Vintage Contemporaries is a warm-hearted novel that walks in the footsteps of Laurie ColwinVintage Contemporaries is a warm-hearted novel that walks in the footsteps of Laurie Colwin
    Culture

    In his debut novel, Dan Kois vividly conjures the lost New York of 1991.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Prince Harry’s Spare is a sad and self-indicting portrait of royalty on the brinkPrince Harry’s Spare is a sad and self-indicting portrait of royalty on the brink
    Culture

    The press is the villain but there are no heroes in Prince Harry’s new memoir.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Hulu’s Kindred solves the Handmaid’s Tale problemHulu’s Kindred solves the Handmaid’s Tale problem
    Culture

    The 8-episode first season forms an uneven, haunting adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic.

    By Constance Grady
    Is the right winning the comedy wars?
    The Highlight

    Why liberals and conservatives don’t get each others’ jokes.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Vox’s 16 best books of 2022Vox’s 16 best books of 2022
    Culture

    From kid art criminals to feminist histories, these are our favorite books from the past year.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Netflix’s Harry and Meghan docuseries brings nothing new to the tableNetflix’s Harry and Meghan docuseries brings nothing new to the table
    Culture

    The three-episode first volume trods extremely familiar ground.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why is Hulu’s Fleishman Is in Trouble so boring?Why is Hulu’s Fleishman Is in Trouble so boring?
    Culture

    The TV adaptation, now on Hulu and FX, is too literary for its own good.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explainedJohnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explained
    Culture

    Why Johnny Depp and Amber Heard accused each other of domestic violence.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The planned Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger has been struck down in courtThe planned Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger has been struck down in court
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    Penguin Random House is officially not going to become Penguin Random Simon & Schuster.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    All the big new rom-coms star the same people they did 20 years agoAll the big new rom-coms star the same people they did 20 years ago
    Culture

    George Clooney and Julia Roberts are the stars of Ticket to Paradise. They’re not the only boldface names of the ’90s back in a mid-budget film.

    By Constance Grady