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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Culture
    A complete timeline of the Lea Michele-Beanie Feldstein-Funny Girl casting controversyA complete timeline of the Lea Michele-Beanie Feldstein-Funny Girl casting controversy
    Culture

    Your guide to the endlessly convoluted Broadway musical drama.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    TV shows keep making the loser in a love triangle biTV shows keep making the loser in a love triangle bi
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    Why shows like Never Have I Ever and Sex Ed keep throwing the Bisexual Safety Switch.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The new A League of Their Own TV show honors — and departs from — the originalThe new A League of Their Own TV show honors — and departs from — the original
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    The Amazon Prime version cut out the protagonist of the 1992 original movie. It’s the best choice it could have made.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    With I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy lays bare the horrors of child actingWith I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy lays bare the horrors of child acting
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    The former Nickelodeon star burns her bridges in her new memoir.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Recreating The Simpsons in the post-apocalypseRecreating The Simpsons in the post-apocalypse
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    Anne Washburn, the playwright behind Mr. Burns, explains herself: “It’s about the comfort of looking again.”

    By Constance Grady
    How Beyoncé became Beyoncé in 3 not-at-all-easy steps
    Culture

    From surprise albums to Beychella to “Break My Soul”: Behind the singer’s 10-year journey to cultural dominance.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    One Good Thing: A food memoir about love, grief, and lockdownOne Good Thing: A food memoir about love, grief, and lockdown
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    In The Year of Miracles, Ella Risbridger cooks through the end of the world.

    By Constance Grady
    The hollowness of Tom Cruise
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    How Tom Cruise went from superstar to laughingstock and back again.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Netflix’s Persuasion is an absolute disasterNetflix’s Persuasion is an absolute disaster
    Culture

    The new adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, starring Dakota Johnson, swings wildly from dour to dull.

    By Constance Grady
    How the world changed its mind on Tracy Flick
    Culture

    The new Election sequel shows how far we’ve come in handling ambitious women — and how far we have to go.

    By Constance Grady